THESE mesmerising sculptured creations could easily be mistaken for complex stained glass windows but they have infact been cleverly crafted with just one material - PAPER. The intricate paper sculptures were put together by artist Eric Standley, 45, when he stumbled across the project by accident. I was working on another project that included laser cutting circle-based patterns into Cheerios boxes,’ said Eric. ‘When I was leaving the laser lab one day I stacked a few cut pieces together and was blown away by the layered complexity of the different works.
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .