COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice. The ice emits a blue glow as the climbers make their way down and move through the glacier. The stunning photographs were captured by American glacier trekking guide Jared Carlson on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. The 36-year-old was joined by climbing friend Jason Nelson, 37, as the pair explored the moulin, which is a circular, vertical well-like shaft within a glacier.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .