
Physics Week in Review: May 16, 2015
The first results from the upgraded Large Hadron Collider, syntactic foam, a Fibonacci clock, and a worm with a fractal nose glove are among this week's highlights.

Physics Week in Review: May 16, 2015
The first results from the upgraded Large Hadron Collider, syntactic foam, a Fibonacci clock, and a worm with a fractal nose glove are among this week's highlights.

Seashell Shapes Show Strength for Safety
Analysis of clamshell and screw-shaped shells reveals the structures withstand much greater forces than would a simple sphere or cylinder. Cynthia Graber reports


Damselfly in Distress: Water Shortages and Cannabis Threaten African Insect
The southern damselfy is disappearing in northern Africa as freshwater resources disappear. Is this a harbinger of things to come?

New York Fracking Report Underscores Quake, Climate Risks
The environmental assessment brings New York State one step closer to banning fracking

Crop Rotation Works in the Sea, Too
Models show that leaving sea cucumbers unharvested in some underwater zones for two years at a time stabilizes the overall population and actually increases yield for fishers. Cynthia Graber reports

Massive Antarctic Ice Shelf Faces Imminent Risk of Collapse
A collapse of the Larsen C ice shelf would raise global sea levels by several centimeters

The Richest Reef: A Bagful of New Species
Divers on a research expedition to the Philippines' Coral Triangle uncover a trove marine biodiversity

Steel on the Water Critical for Offshore Wind in U.S.
Rhode Island could prove to be the first state to allow for offshore wind

Sea Level Rise Speeds Up
Total sea level rise is lower than previous estimates but the rates are accelerating

Lonely Republican Voices Buck Party to Urge Action on Climate Change
A Florida Republican calls for action to address rising sea levels as a result of global warming

Oil Leaked into Hudson River after Fire at Nuclear Reactor near NYC
Oil leaked into the Hudson River on Sunday after a transformer fire and explosion a day earlier at the Indian Point nuclear plant north of New York City, putting the local environment at risk

May 9 Is Big Day for the Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Chris Wood explains the May 9 Global Big Day event, in which birders worldwide are invited to spot birds and upload their findings to the eBird database. Steve Mirsky reports