With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
HOTSPOT MEDIA - EVANDER HOLYFIELD VISITS SICK KIDS: Evander Holyfield in Birmingham children's hospital, where he was giving presents to sick kids .
FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .