Pictures of the week

 

 Ice and fire

As Chicago endured bitterly cold temperatures, a truck is covered in ice as firefighters help to extinguish a massive blaze at a vacant warehouse (Copyright: Getty Images)

 

 Micro living

A model for residential spaces — New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the first “micro-unit” building with apartments as small as 250 square feet. (Copyright: Getty)

No pain, no gain
77-year-old retired teacher Gao Yinyu exercising at a bathing spot at minus 25C in Jilin, China. Gao says he has rarely caught cold since retirement. (Copyright: Getty Images)

In the spotlight
A particle accelerator-like outline a serves as the backdrop for one room at the 2013 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos. (Copyright: Getty Images)

 

 Twilight flight

Gray cranes fly above the Agamon Hula Lake in the Hula Valley of northern Israel (Copyright: Getty Images)

 

 Peekaboo!

A rare chance to see a red panda, one of a pair housed at the River Safari in Singapore, which officially opened this week. (Copyright: Getty Images)

 

 Bath time

Japanese macaque, known as “snow monkeys”, take an open-air hot spring bath, or “onsen” at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano (Copyright: Getty Images)

 

 Mass influx

A volunteer holds an Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchling on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Over 6,000 turtles are expected to arrive there this spawn season. (Copyright: Getty Images)

 Source:
BBC - Future - Science & Environment - Best science and technology pictures of the week

 http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130124-most-stunning-images-of-the-week