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New Report! Deepwater Horizon Discoveries of How Microbes Mitigate Oil Spills
Posted on May 6, 2020Technical advances in genomics since Deepwater Horizon have revealed the natural capacity of microbes to catalyze bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons. -
A Decade of Research Reveals Significance of Sunlight’s Effects on Floating Oil
Posted on May 5, 2020April 2020 marks ten years since the tragic Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico. It also marks a decade of oil spill research that followed funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiate (GoMRI), resulting in more than 1,350 peer-reviews studies published so far, that are helping us understand the oil’s fate and impacts and be better prepared for future spills. -
Sociologists Link Lessons from Deepwater Horizon to Long-Term Coronavirus Impacts
Posted on April 30, 2020Investigations into health impacts stemming from Deepwater Horizon may provide insights as to what we might anticipate later from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. -
Oil Spill Research Consortium Publishes Summary Highlights of Their Findings
Posted on April 28, 2020In recognition of the Deepwater Horizon 10th anniversary, researchers with the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE) led by the University of South Florida developed a booklet that features highlights of studies funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). -
Marine Mammal Researchers Chronicle a Decade of Assessments Since Deepwater Horizon
Posted on April 24, 2020The National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF), who leads the Consortium for Advanced Research on Marine Mammal Health Assessment (CARMMHA), published a special article marking the 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon. -
Scientists Share Personal Experiences with Deepwater Horizon Research
Posted on April 23, 2020Researchers who have spent a decade studying impacts from the Deepwater Horizon incident offered their personal perspectives as they reflected upon the oil spill’s 10th anniversary in an engaging series titled “Deepwater Diaries.” -
![(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 […] -
Scientists Reflect on a Decade of Oil Spill Research following Deepwater Horizon
Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 is the 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon, and scientists funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) have been studying the oil spill’s impacts since then and providing knowledge that will help us be better prepared for future spills.
