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.
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
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IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .