A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .