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.
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .