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.
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .