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.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
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 .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .