VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos. Ten hours of footage is sped up into 20 captivating seconds, featuring petals opening and blooming. The fascinating videos were created by retired software company owner Greg Krehel as a way to show the blossoming of the Echinopsis cactus in all its glory. The 58-year-old, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, says: ‘One of my sons works in the videography field and he made a series of time-lapse videos, seeing them gave me the idea to try this technique with cactus flowers.
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .
A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .