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.'
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .