An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .