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.'
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WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
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WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .