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..
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .