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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .