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.
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 .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .