Ecology

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.

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

The southern damselfy is disappearing in northern Africa as freshwater resources disappear. Is this a harbinger of things to come?

The environmental assessment brings New York State one step closer to banning fracking

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

A collapse of the Larsen C ice shelf would raise global sea levels by several centimeters

Divers on a research expedition to the Philippines' Coral Triangle uncover a trove marine biodiversity

Rhode Island could prove to be the first state to allow for offshore wind

Total sea level rise is lower than previous estimates but the rates are accelerating

A Florida Republican calls for action to address rising sea levels as a result of global warming

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

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