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.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .