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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .