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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .