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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .