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.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .