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.
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .