PATTERNS of colourful swirls and twirls of smoke help to create these imaginative spellbinding photographs. The hypnotic and psychedelic images were created by American psychologist Mark Scalco, 49, who refers to his work as 'smokreations'. 'I've always enjoyed the patterns made by kaleidoscopes or some geometric screen-savers,' says Mark, of Durham, North Carolina. 'I remember as a kid looking for shapes in clouds and smoke.
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .