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.'
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
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SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .