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.'
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
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A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .