FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
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AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .