A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates. The canyon is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents and every year these two continental plates drift about 2cm further apart. French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie dived to 49ft and captured these images during an expedition through the freshwater Silfra canyon, located in Thingvellir Lake, Iceland. The 40-year-old, of Montpellier, France, says: “I had the privilege to dive at the famous Silfra dive site, probably the most impressive freshwater rift in Iceland.
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .