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..
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .