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.'
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .
Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .
When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .