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 ...

You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the ...

US President Donald Trump says that wind farms harm birds and whales. Scientists weigh wind power's impacts on wildlife against those of oil and gas.

If these animals are included in the tally, we can estimate that up to 25,900 marine mammals may have been harmed by the oil spill. It’s difficult to conceive of how many fish have been killed by the ...

The baby king crab, known scientifically as Neolithodes agassizii, was found by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico are being exposed to an oil spill ... Valdez spill indicates that large-scale spills can cause persistent negative effects on coastal wildlife that ...

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 ...

The Gulf of Mexico has been known by many names over the years. Renaming it could cause navigational issues for international ...