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.
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .