STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .

A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .

PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .