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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  Thank you to everyone who entered our summer light photo competition. We received so many spectacular entries that captured the essence of summer — from fierce lightning storms to the fleeting beauty of fireflies. Congratulations to all our winners and finalists. Also this week: discover some of the sea creatures washed up by ex-Cyclone Oswald; get the low-down on weight-loss surgery; and find out how hibernation may help the little edible dormouse live longer (when it's not being fattened with acorns and eaten!) And finally, can science help you find your perfect match? Catalyst is throwing a pheromone party on 6 March. If you're in Sydney and willing to give it a go, get in touch. In the meantime, tune in to ABC1 at 8 pm tonight for the first show of the year. Top news stories of the week Richard's fresh face helps rewrite history With a large chin, a prominent slightly arched nose and delicate lips, the "face" of England's King Richard III has been unveiled, a day after researchers confirmed his remains had finally been found after 500 years. Hibernation may slow ageing Hibernation slows down the shortening of telomeres, and could explain why some rodents live longer than other animals, say researchers. Couch potatoes have lower sperm counts Neanderthal extinction earlier than thought Ozone hole changes ocean flow What's new Your summer light photos Photo competition | Sunsets and star trails, fireflies and fireworks, smoke and shadows, rainbows and reflections ... this is your summer in light. Congratulations to our photo competition winners and finalists. Weight-loss surgery not clear cut Great Moments in Science | Weight-loss surgery does more than simply reduce the size of your stomach. Dr Karl dissects how it affects your body and brain. Old stars still make planets StarStuff Podcast | Time to rewrite the text books on planetary evolution. Also; new CSIRO observations support Big Bang theory, and South Korea launches its first rocket into space. After the storm Nature feature | Recent storms have washed up shells, sponges and sea creatures that are rarely found on shorelines, reports Margaret Burin from ABC North Coast NSW. Can science help you find your next date? Catalyst experiment | Looking for a perfect match? Catalyst is throwing a 'pheromone party' on 6 March in Sydney and you're invited! Numbers are limited so if you are single and keen to mingle apply online today. Catch up with ABC Radio and TV Listen to more science on Radio National Watch ABC TV science shows on iView    Innovation in Australia Part 2 of 3 - recent times (Science Show)    Carbon nanotubes - investigating bonds for additional strength and wider applications (Science Show)    Pranks and tricksters (RN Future Tense)    Alcohol use: from adolescence to adulthood (Health Report)    Red wine and the prevention of bowel cancer (Health Report)    Rethinking food security (Ockham's Razor)    New map pinpoints earthquake hot spots (RA Innovations)    Crude: the real price of oil (ABC iView)    Nicholas Crane's Brittannia (ABC iView) ABC Environment Going beyond the t-shirt ABC Health & Wellbeing School drop-off: making it active and safe In the Sky this Week, with Ian Musgrave Thursday February 7 to Thursday February 14 The New Moon is Sunday February 10. Jupiter is prominent in the evening sky. Saturn is visible high in the morning sky. Venus is low on the horizon and is visited by the crescent Moon on the 9th. Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) continues to brighten and comes close to the Small Magellanic cloud. Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS may be visible in the evening twilight. 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 © 2013 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC email newsletters