FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .