STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
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STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .