Oceanography
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill causes fish defects
Scientists have recently discovered fish that have defects, three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Environment
Use bacteria to overcome oil spills
Scientists have deciphered the genome of bacteria that are able to remove oil from the water, returning a healthy ecosystem to the sea.
Environment
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill greatly affected coral populations
A new study of two additional coral communities shows signs of damage from spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environment
Gulf of Mexico: One year after the oil spill disaster
It has been a year since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, causing hundreds of millions of liters of oil to flow into the sea, but the consequences it has left…
Environment
Terrifying consequences from the largest oil spill in history
The Deepwater Horizon disaster has been confirmed by the latest US government estimates as the largest marine oil leak ever.