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The discovery of about 1,000 new fish species since 2008 has been reported by a census of the world’s marine species. Researchers put in efforts to review all databases to gather one definitive list of existing information of sea life known as World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

WoRMS co-chair Jan Mees, Chair of the European Marine Board and Director of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Belgium, said that WoRMS wants to make a master list of all organisms that have ever been noticed and described in the world oceans.

Mees also said that the work is almost completed and all the historical data have been entered in the database. Experts have identified the redundant names. Eight years have been utilized by researchers in order to combine the existing databases.

The latest results from China's first lunar rover have suggested that the moon's past was more active complex than previously thought.

China's Yutu moon rover has found a proof of at least nine different rock layers deep under its wheels, which indicated that the area was surprisingly geologically active over the past 3.3 billion years.

Long Xiao, lead author of the new study, a researcher at the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan, said they have found two interesting factors about Moon.

Researchers have developed an electrically conductive film that can aid devices having the ability to use sunlight and split water into hydrogen fuel.

Study’s co-author Nathan Lewis of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) said, “We have developed a new type of protective coating that enables a key process in the solar-driven production of fuels to be performed with record efficiency, stability and effectiveness”.

The system also ensures safety and does not lead to the production of hazardous mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen. The researchers affirmed that the development is a significant one and could lead to the efficient artificial photosynthetic systems, which are also known as solar-fuel generators or artificial leaves.

A Los Angeles County battery recycler has agreed to shut down its plant amid a long public fight over its toxic output. The closure of Exide Technologies was announced on Wednesday, under a deal with federal prosecutors. Thom Mrozek, US attorney's spokesman, said that the agreement meant the immediate and permanent closure of the plant in Vernon.

He added that the agreement was planned in order to ensure the availability of money to pay for tens of millions of dollars in clean-up. Further, he refused to give more details and said that more would be unveiled on Thursday.

The representatives of Exide declined to comment on the matter.

On Wednesday, the Blue Rocks has rolled out a new food item, a hot dog called the doughnut dog. The hot dog has been covered with raspberry jam and bacon served on a Krispy Kreme doughnut bun. The Blue Rocks has not named the hot dog yet and also didn’t disclose how it was made. It is also unclear that how many calories are in the new food item.

The Blue Rocks, which is based in Delaware, has started a contest to name the food. Spencer Graves of WSTW 93.7FM tweeted, “I'm really excited for all of you to try the ‘unnamed donut dog’ @WilmBlueRocks this season.”

On Wednesday, the former chief executive of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, American company operating cruise ships, sued multinational conglomerate company Virgin Group in federal court in Miami over plans by founder of Virgin Group, Richard Branson, to launch his own luxury cruise line. The lawsuit has been seeking more than $300m (£200m) in damages.

The lawsuit filed by Colin Veitch claimed that Richard Branson’s Virgin group embraced his idea and then asked him to stay out of a joint venture. Veitch was former head of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, who oversaw the company from 2000 to 2008.