A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates. The canyon is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents and every year these two continental plates drift about 2cm further apart. French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie dived to 49ft and captured these images during an expedition through the freshwater Silfra canyon, located in Thingvellir Lake, Iceland. The 40-year-old, of Montpellier, France, says: “I had the privilege to dive at the famous Silfra dive site, probably the most impressive freshwater rift in Iceland.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
