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.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .