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.'
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .
Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .