Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals. The jaw-dropping moment stunned spectators watching from a catamaran near Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa. The hungry shark emerged from the water and bit down on the catamaran's dummy seal, before disappearing into the waves. Yirui Heng, of Singapore, photographed the action, which lasted for just seconds.
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
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 .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
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 .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .