COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them. Climbing heights ranging from forty to a few hundred feet, they brave the ice towers as they make their way to the top. These amazing photographs were captured by Canadian outdoor adventure photographer Alain Denis, 41, after he decided to explore the frozen waterfalls in the Laurentian mountain area in Quebec, Canada.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .