This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...

However, none compares to the world's largest oil spill caused by the US in the Gulf of Mexico, the likes of which are still having wildlife impacts today. When it comes to natural disasters ...

At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico are being exposed to an oil spill larger in magnitude and scope than any previous spill. Deepwater Horizon — an ultra-deepwater drilling platform ...

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster that will affect wildlife in the oceans and on the shores for a long time. But can microorganisms come to the rescue? bacteria constitute a ...

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

CHINA DAILY In a scene from Deepwater Horizon — a film based on the 2010 offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — the daughter of a technician demonstrates the workings of deepwater oil rigs by ...

Oil Spill Awareness Quiz, Part 1 You know that the Gulf of Mexico is now the scene of one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, but how much do you really know about oil spills?

in the Gulf of Mexico, located around 65 km off the coast of Louisiana. The explosion triggered a massive spill of crude oil, which flowed into the Gulf for 87 days before it was capped.

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(Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds ... on the offshore drilling rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people were killed. Two days later, the ...