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Whatever happened to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
Posted on April 19, 2019Nine years since the explosion that triggered the disaster, Phil Keating reports on whether the Gulf ecosystem is recovering. -
Tech: Research suggests dispersants suppress oil’s natural ability to biodegrade
Posted on November 1, 2018A new study of the Deepwater Horizon response showed that massive quantities of chemically engineered dispersants injected at the wellhead — roughly 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) beneath the surface — were unrelated to the formation of the massive deepwater oil plume. -
Long-term impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill the focus of UT Marine Science Institute research
Posted on October 5, 2018Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas are lending their expertise to this study, specifically looking at how oil impacts cardiac health in fish. -
Researchers complete Deepwater Horizon zone research
Posted on August 15, 2018An international team of researchers has completed a seven-year baseline study of fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Oil Biodegradation Inhibited in Deep-Sea Sediments
Posted on July 19, 2018Degradation rates of oil were slower in the dark and cold waters of the depths of the Gulf of Mexico than at surface conditions, according to an international team of geoscientists trying to understand where the oil went during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Genetics shed light on symbiosis of anglerfish and glowing bacteria
Posted on July 16, 2018Anglerfish live most of their lives in total darkness more than 1,000 meters below the ocean surface. Female anglerfish sport a glowing lure on top of their foreheads, basically a pole with a light bulb on its end, where bioluminescent bacteria live. -
U.S. And Cuban Scientists Join Forces To Protect Shared Marine Ecosystem
Posted on May 16, 2018U.S. scientists are working with their Cuban counterparts to study the waters near the island nation. And as David Levin reports on Here & Now, what they learn could benefit both countries. -
Breakthrough method in oil-spill sensing reported in SPIE Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
Posted on April 30, 2018A measurement of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil slick thickness/volume with critical socio-economic implications has been reported by researchers from a range of academic, government and industry bodies including the University of South Florida, the U.S. Geological Survey, NOAA, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements, and Abt Associates. -
Sunlight reduces effectiveness of dispersants used to clean up oil spills
Posted on April 25, 2018A new study shows that sunlight transforms oil spills on the ocean surface more quickly and significantly than previously thought, limiting the effectiveness of chemical dispersants that break up floating oil. -
Study Finds New “Ocean” Link Between Florida and Cuba
Posted on February 1, 2018A new oceanographic study underscores the deep connection that exists between Florida and Cuba. Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science have uncovered specific types of previously unknown clockwise recirculating ocean features (called anticyclonic eddies or anticyclones), which they named Cuban Anticyclones, or CubANs since they form and travel eastward along the Cuban coast.
