STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .

Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

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 .