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.
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
