As a new year dawns, the heavens light up with the Quadrantid Meteor Shower. The problem is the bright moon!

We wrap up our coverage of science stories in 2012 with a summary of top science stories of the year. Stories that have caught our attention, one way or the other. We hope you enjoy this list. See you on the other side!

On the 125th birthday of the enigmatic genius, Srinivas Ramanujan, Google has decided to honour him with a nice doodle. Here’s more on the math maetro.

With the supposed 21st December Doomsday coming in two days, it’s a nice time to take a closer look at the tomfoolery of this internet hoax! Here it is…

There may be more fireworks in the sky besides the Geminids meteor shower in the next two days. A hitherto unseen meteor shower may be seen along with the Geminids, making it a grand spectacle.

The Geminids meteor shower is just round the corner and it aims to bury some of the disappointment that the recent Leonids caused.

A powerful earthquake struck Japan yet again today, forcing the authorities to issue a tsunami warning in the area.

Astronomers have discovered possibly the largest black hole in an unlikely place.

It appears you can now have your candy and come out smelling like a rose all at the same time.

The LHCb detector at LHC CERN has just published a result which means very bad news for supersymmetry

Study investigates alligators and crocodiles sense of touch.

Roger Penrose and Staurt Hameroff, two top scientists in their respective fields, claim to have found evidence of the existence of a soul. What more, they say it’s rooted in quantum theory. Sounds like hogwash? It probably is!

Hurricane Sandy is ravaging the east coast of America. But what makes this monster tick? Why is it a monster in the first place?

Easter Island Statues Might Have Walked Into Position Say Experts. ‘How?’ say the rest of us.

Scientists have finally been able to make a novice version of Flubber – a DNA gel which responds to stimulus! Yes, you bet it’s interesting!