Best science and technology pictures of the week

The most amazing pictures from the past seven days – including animals of all shapes and sizes, Christmas treats… and you guessed it… the end of the world.

More stunning image galleries:

Bathing snow monkeys, a tweeting pope and elephant dung coffee.

Architectural giants and a new way of seeing the Moon

Red pandas, Saturn and Nature’s unstoppable forces

The world's largest bloom, the world's largest aquarium and the world's fastest sailing boat

Venice under water, a total eclipse and a pedestrian-avoiding car

Space shuttle, Baumgartner and Hurricane Sandy

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