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..
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
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ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .
A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .