The 2013 climate change wake-up call

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  Happy New Year! Welcome to our first newsletter for 2013. Australia has kicked off the year with a record breaking heatwave. New colours have been added to meteorology maps to accommodate the shift in temperatures, and bushfires have ripped through farm and bushland across south-eastern Australia. Could this be the start of a conversation about climate change? Dr Paul Willis hopes so. In his opinion piece he reviews how the story has unfolded so far. Also this week: dive into the wonderful world of cephalopods; discover why you should eat ice cream with a small spoon; and watch Star Wars (who cares if the Millenium Falcon hyperspace effect isn't real!) And finally, don't forget to send us your entries for the summer light photo competition and you could win a $100 ABC Gift Shop voucher. The competition closes next Friday so get snapping! Top news stories of the week New species of flying frog discovered in Vietnam An Australian researcher who discovered a new species of flying frog near Ho Chi Minh City says it is a rare find so close to such a big city. No stars in jump into hyperspace: study Jumping into hyperspace onboard the Millennium Falcon won't result in cascade of streaking stars, according to a study. Heatwave suddenly shrinks seaweed's range Chimps possess a sense of 'fairness' First land animals shuffled like seals What's new The 2013 climate change wake-up call Opinion | Is an extreme heatwave enough for people to start taking the science of climate change seriously in Australia? Dr Paul Willis hopes so. Are there any freshwater cephalopods? Ask an Expert | Do freshwater cephalopods exist, and if not, what is the most likely reason why not? Our eyes are bigger than our stomach Great Moments in Science | We have a bad habit of biting off more than we should chew... Dr Karl weighs up the portion size effect. Largest known object in Universe discovered StarStuff Podcast | Scientists discover a sting of quasars over four billion light-years long. Also; forget Star Wars special effects, what would you really see if you travelled faster than the speed of light? And bushfires damage Siding Spring Observatory. Summer light photo competition Photo competition | Send us your best summer light photo and you could win a hundred dollar ABC Shop gift voucher! Catch up with ABC Radio and TV Listen to more science on Radio National Watch ABC TV science shows on iView    Science with Robyn Williams (Radio National Breakfast)    The impact of fire on fauna (Science Show)    Drawing and modelling an extinct species (Science Show)    Cleaning up environments contaminated with uranium (Science Show)    Dark matter and dark energy (Science Show)    New materials for soaking up carbon dioxide (Science Show)    The curious minds who made our science Australian (Ockham's Razor)    GM activist does backflip based on science (Radio National Breakfast)    Curiosity: Could Mars have once harboured life? (Radio National Breakfast) ABC Environment 2013: a critical year for the Australian environment ABC Technology + Games A brief history of computer programming languages. Which do you use? In the Sky this Week, with Ian Musgrave Thursday January 17 to Thursday January 23 The First Quarter Moon is Saturday January 19. Jupiter is prominent in the evening sky and is visited by the Moon on the 21st and 22nd. Saturn is visible high in the morning sky. Venus is low on the horizon and is visited by the crescent Moon on the 10th. Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) passes through the Southern Cross. 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