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![(From Wired / by Eric Niiler / April 22, 2020) A decade after the worst oil spill in US history, researchers have turned out a massive data set charting the […]](https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/GOMRIintheNews-125x125.png "The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Fueled a Gulf Science Bonanza")
The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Fueled a Gulf Science Bonanza
Posted on April 22, 2020(From Wired / by Eric Niiler / April 22, 2020) A decade after the worst oil spill in US history, researchers have turned out a massive data set charting the […] -
10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, oil pollution found in thousands of fish, study says
Posted on April 20, 2020(From CNN / by Ashley Strickland / April 20, 2020) (CNN) – Oil pollution has been detected in thousands of fish in the Gulf of Mexico, including higher levels in […] -
Sparkling waters hide some lasting harm from 2010 oil spill
Posted on April 20, 2020(From New York Post / by Associated Press / April 20, 2020) NEW ORLEANS — Ten years after a well blew wild under a BP platform in the Gulf of […] -
OUR FISH: Deepwater Horizon oil fouled the Gulf of Mexico 10 years ago and still affects fisheries
Posted on April 18, 2020(From nwfdailynews / by Ed Killer, Treasure Coast Newspapers / April 18, 2020) It exploded with a fatal fury on the night of April 20, 2010. The inferno shot flames […] -
A decade after BP spill, Gulf of Mexico has rebounded, but wounds still visible
Posted on April 18, 2020(From NOLA.com / by Sara Sneath / April 18, 2020) It’s been 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and spewing about 134 million gallons […] -
Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially dolphins
Posted on April 17, 2020(From National Geographic / by Joan Meiners / April 17, 2020) Some species, such as brown pelicans, have rebounded, while long-lived species have been hindered for generations. Still, data is […] -
How are microbes attracted to an oil spill?
Posted on February 20, 2020(From Phys.org / by Jared Pike, Purdue University / February 20, 2020) When containing a massive disaster like an oil spill, small microbes play a big role. Arezoo Ardekani, a […] -
The toxic reach of Deepwater Horizon’s oil spill was much larger — and deadlier — than previous estimates, a new study says
Posted on February 12, 2020(from The Washington Post / by Darryl Fears / February 12, 2020) The spread of oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was far worse than […] -
Technique allows dolphin pregnancy exams to mirror those in humans
Posted on January 10, 2020(From EurekAlert! / National Marine Mammal Foundation News Release / January 10, 2020) The NMMF has just released its most recent advancement in dolphin medicine — an ultrasound technique for […] -
Double whammy killed coral reefs off Texas coast
Posted on January 6, 2020(from Futurity / January 6, 2020) Researchers may have solved the mystery of what caused the death of the large and colorful reefs about 100 miles from the Galveston coast […]
