Elvis in the Army, 1958

Frankfurt, Germany Two Icelandic horses in their paddock in Wehrheim, near the city Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

Aurora Borealis at Trillium Lake, Oregon

The plants are harvested after mid-August and visitors will have to wait for next summer to see rice paddy art again.

London, UK Photograph issued by the Ministry of Defence of ‘Remembrance’, an image taken by PO (Phot) Owen Cooban, winner in the operation camera (public) category in the Army photographic competition Photograph: PO (Phot) Owen…

Dave’s Restaurant, New York, 1984

Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Members of Castellers de Vilafranca topple as they build a castell, a human tower traditionally constructed at festivals in Catalonia Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

‘Meet Paddington, the 300g African pygmy hedgehog. The most bizarre experience was hearing the frustrated hedgehog make a noise as if he was clearing his nose’ All photographs: David Yeo. Engineered by Nature is at the Leica Studio…

Hortolandia, Brazil A group of 245 people all attached to safety cords jump off a 30-metre bridge together in an attempt to set a new world record for ‘rope jumping’ Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters

The first sighting of a seal pup has been announced by National Trust rangers on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast. Every year more than 1,500 pups are born on the islands, home to one of the largest Atlantic grey seal…