In science news around the world this week, a deal is taking shape to save the Australian synchrotron; a fire at Brazil's Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station caused an explosion that killed two people, injured another, and destroyed about 70% of the station; ITER has dodged trouble with its superconducting cables; data from a declassified sub are shedding light on the Arctic; the World Bank is teaming up with major environmental groups and international nongovernmental organizations to raise $1.5 billion to improve ocean health; and space scientists in India are protesting colleagues' blacklisting.

Anomalous data suggesting that neutrinos can travel faster than light probably resulted from a faulty connection in a GPS timing system, physicists from the OPERA collaboration revealed last week.

This week, researchers have reported isolating rare cells in ovarian tissue from adult women that can grow in lab dishes and form immature oocytes.