In science news around the world, a 2012 water-sharing agreement in Australia, touted for its balancing of societal and environmental needs, has failed to live up to its promise, with more than 1 million fish dying in recent weeks. India moves into quantum computing with a $12 million investment. Nobel laureate James Watson loses his honorary titles at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. The U.S. House of Representatives science committee introduces three bills, including one to make agencies adopt common policies on sexual harassment. Germany reaches a deal with Wiley, and it includes open access to papers by authors at more than 700 institutions. And Europe unveils plans for its next-generation atom smasher.

在世界各地的科学新闻中，因平衡社会和环境需求而吹捧的澳大利亚2012年水资源共享协议未能兑现其承诺，最近几周有100万条鱼类死亡。印度以1200万美元的投资进入量子计算。诺贝尔奖获得者詹姆斯·沃森（James Watson）在纽约的冷泉港实验室（Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory）失去了荣誉头衔。美国众议院科学委员会提出了三项法案，其中一项是使各机构对性骚扰采取共同政策。德国与Wiley达成协议，其中包括在700多家机构中公开提供作者的论文。欧洲也公布了其下一代原子粉碎机的计划。