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.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .