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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .