Chinese artist Shen Shaomin likens the "brutal, cruel" process of creating bonsai trees to barbaric surgery and the archaic tradition of foot-binding.

Trees can be beautiful and majestic, but these 30 scary trees show nature's other, darker side.. and you'd better hope their bark is worse than their bite!

If the world is overtaken by rising sea levels and we're forced to give up the land for cities on the sea, hopefully they'll be as stunning as these designs.

Scattered like verdant pearls from sea to shining sea, these ten amazing uninhabited islands offer a glimpse of primeval Eden far from the madding crowd.

Seeing is believing? Not so fast - these 10 amazing animals don't waste precious resources growing eyes. Why bother when vision is unnecessary; even impossible.

Rather than protecting their creations from the ravages of nature, these artists let decay and weatherization play a role in the art itself.

This nine-square-mile piece of ephemeral art was constructed, temporarily, in Siberia. The elegant ice circles are the ultimate in eco-friendly art.

Got the gold bug? These rare and beautiful creatures share a common bond: a warm, golden glow that gives them the look of exquisite, living treasures.

A bear that took a car on a joyride, a single jellyfish that stung 150 people and 5 more strange, awesome and inspiring animal news stories.

How often do we think about the beautiful complexity of plants? This X-ray art gives us a glimpse inside everyday objects for an unconventional view.

Why would a hippo be the size of a pig, or a crocodile as small as a cat? Isolated environments can cause species to evolve smaller, so they need less food.

In some remote places like islands, animals can grow unbelievably large - seeming like giants compared to their mainland counterparts.

With families spending so much of their summer indoors, the National Trust has created some unique outdoor furniture to entice Brits to relax in the sun.

This look at 10 drained lakes of the past and present shows what happens when Mother Nature - or the errant hand of Man - decides to pull the plug.

From a bizarre giant worm that spits lightening out of its anus to the notorious goat-sucking 'Chupacabra', these mythical beasts have never been confirmed.