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If someone forwarded this newsletter to you, please subscribe. Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser.  › News   › Dr Karl   › abc.net.au/science Find us on:   Twitter  Facebook  What a year it has been in science! From the Higgs boson to the transit of Venus and many other stories in between. We've nominated our top 10 stories, but we'd love to hear what science stories you think define 2012. Also this week: Dr Karl offers some sage drinking advice for the silly season; reflect on the nature of science through the words of some of history's greatest thinkers; and capture the essence of summer light and enter our summer photo competition. You could win a $100 ABC Shop gift voucher! Well that's it from us for 2012 … but it's not the end of the world … we'll be back again in January with more great science stories. Until then, we wish you a very happy and safe holiday season. Top news stories of the week Box jelly venom under the microscope Australian box jellyfish can cause deadly cardiac arrest within minutes by punching holes in red blood cells and causing potassium to leak out of them, Hawaiian researchers have found. New Zealand insect has whale-like ears The iconic New Zealand cricket-like weta has ears similar to those of a whale, researchers have found. Brain scans could measure heat from mobiles Hubble spies galaxies from baby universe Gene turns heart cells into pacemaker What's new 2012's top science stories Editor's blog | It was a big year for physics and astronomy, but there were standout stories in the fields of ancient worlds, health, nature and the environment too. Darren Osborne rates his top 10 science stories of the year. Summer light photo competition Photo competition | Send us your best summer light photo and you could win a $100 ABC Shop gift voucher! Glass design tricks drinker's eye Great Moments in Science | Alcohol alters our perception, but our judgement can be blurry before we even take a sip. Dr Karl sees through a few drinking tricks to be wary of this silly season. Inspired by science Photo gallery | Science helps us understand our world; reflect on the grandeur and beauty of life on our planet through the words of some of history's greatest thinkers. Microquasar shines bright in Andromeda StarStuff Podcast | Astronomers discover a microquasar in Andromeda. Also; the truely amazing Nile River of Saturn's moon Titan, and will the world end on December 21st? NASA says no. Catch up with ABC Radio and TV Listen to more science on Radio National Watch ABC TV science shows on iView    Brian Cox and The Infinite Monkey Cage (Science Show)    Flesh-eating bacteria (Science Show)    Marriage among cousins (Science Show)    Controlling growth in the echidna foetus and the conflict between paternal genes (Science Show)    Memory: The Thread of Life (All In The Mind)    Trees of survival: seeds of hope (Ockham's Razor)    NASA on the science of doomsday (RN Sunday Extra)    Pancreas stem cell discovery may lead to new diabetes treatments (RA Innovations) ABC Health & Wellbeing SPF50+: how well does it protect you? ABC Environment Australia not prepared for bushfire risk In the Sky this Week, with Ian Musgrave Thursday December 20 to Thursday December 27 First Quarter Moon is Thursday December 20. Mars is lost in the twilight. Earth is at solstice on the 21st. Jupiter is prominent in the late evening sky and is visited by the Moon on the 25th and 26th. In the morning skies Venus is low on the horizon and close to Antares on the 25th. Saturn is visible low in the morning sky not far from Venus. Read more» You are subscribed to the Science Updates newsletter using the email address idouska1.scan@blogger.com Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. ABC Science Home | About ABC Science | Contact us Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2012 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC email newsletters