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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .