With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .