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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
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 BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .