Japan agrees to ship nuclear materials to U.S.
Japan and the United States have co-signed an agreement to remove and dispose of over 300 kilograms of weapons grade plutonium and an unspecified amount of highly enriched uranium.
Researcher discovers 39 new cockroach species, increasing genus Arenivaga fivefold
Heidi Hopkins conducted a four-year study revising the Arenivaga genus of cockroaches, discovering 39 new species in the genus previously thought to contain 9 species.
UK announces £200 million polar research ship
UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced a new £200 million research ship to ply Arctic and Antarctic waters.