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Best of 2012 April – US Coast Guard To Sink Japanese 'Ghost Ship'

John McKay — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:00:45 +0000

After monitoring it's progress, and deciding it's just too risky to let it drift, the US Coast Guard has plans to sink a Japanese ghost ship that has "sailed" across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away by last year's tsunami.

Officials Say Fukushima Radiation Created 'Mutant' Butterflies

John McKay — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:00:53 +0000

Japanese researchers are reporting that in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster they are finding species of mutated butterflies.

Robot Enters Japanese Nuclear Plant

John McKay — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:59:23 +0000

Going where no man can go, a robot called the Packbot entered the three crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Nuclear Facility in Japan.