IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA. However this natural wonder is in fact on planet earth inside of a grotto containing hundreds of thousands of Glowworms. Tourists are dazzled as they sail through the world's only cave that is filled with the incandescent insects. These amazing images are from the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, a unique location formed from 30 million years of volcano activity.
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .