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.'
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .