A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .