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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .