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 panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .