From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland. The elusive natural phenomenon, also known as the Northern Lights, was photographed by Lana Tannir when she was on a six day trip through northern Finland. The 24-year-old student visited Urho Kekkonen National Park, located in Saariselkä, Finland, as well as a nearby igloo village, named Kakslauttanen. Lana, of Starnberg, Germany, says “Seeing the Northern Lights cannot simply be described with only one emotion.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .