HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .