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Gulf spill: Where did the oil go – and what did it do?
One year after the Deepwater Horizon blow-out began the worst oil spill in US history, scientists continue to investigate the effects of the oil and its residues.
04/20/2011 10:49 pm -
Gulf oil spill study's surprising find: Bacteria ate methane in three months
The study's leaders say rates of methane decomposition after the Gulf oil spill 'were faster than had ever been recorded in any other place on the planet.' Other scientists are cautious about the results.
01/06/2011 08:25 pm -
Gulf oil spill: Deep water cleanup still needed?
The debate over how much oil remains in the Gulf and where it is continues as research groups, environmental organizations, and government scientists conduct separate missions.
12/19/2010 09:17 am -
Gulf oil spill: research voyage to search for oil can't find any
Halfway through a 10-day voyage, a government-sponsored expedition isn't finding any traces from the Gulf oil spill, directly contradicting findings by several independent research teams.
09/30/2010 08:51 pm -
What happened to Gulf oil spill? Rosy portrait was hasty, study says.
The new estimate from marine scientists comes two weeks after a report that prompted rosy conclusions from some Obama administration officials about the Gulf oil spill.
08/17/2010 07:29 pm -
Gulf oil spill: Not as bad as we first thought?
Signs of recovery from the Gulf oil spill are already appearing, but scientists caution that many unknowns exist – including the effect of millions of gallons of oil dispersants.
08/02/2010 11:20 am -
Methane's hidden impact in Gulf oil spill
Large quantities of methane released by BP's oil blowout aren't fouling beaches like the Gulf oil spill is, but could endanger a key link in the undersea food chain.
06/30/2010 01:37 pm -
Gulf gas: BP oil spill increases methane in Gulf waters
Gulf gas: The BP oil spill has increased the amount of methane gas in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential of creating 'dead zones' for fish and other aquatic wildlife.
06/18/2010 09:58 am -
BP oil disaster: new oil numbers suggest more environmental damage
New figures could mean 42 million gallons to more than 100 million gallons of oil have already fouled the Gulf's delicate ecosystem.
06/11/2010 04:20 pm
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