An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water. The supernatural scene on the east coast of Australia was caused by millions of plankton omitting light. The plankton, pictured in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, were photographed by Andy Hutchinson. Andy, of Berry, Australia, says: “These bio-luminescent plankton are tiny creatures called dinoflagellates, which emit light in order to evade predators.
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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 .
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IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .