STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .