POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline.Exploding from the looming clouds, the flashes of lightning create an impressive display for the residents of Sassari, a city on the island of Sardinia, which sits to the west of Italy.Watching as bolts of lightning hit the Mediterranean Sea, photographer and student Daniele Macis stood on his rooftop and captured the phenomenon that took place earlier this month.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .