From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .

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

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .