Discover how scientists traced oil-coated plastics that washed up on a Florida beach back to a 2019 Brazilian oil spill that ...

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration’s proposal to dramatically ramp up offshore oil drilling could lead to 4,232 oil spills, dumping 12.1 million gallons of oil into ocean waters, according to an ...

Oceanic oil spills are one of the worst events humanity can inflict upon the natural world. Whether it's from an oil rig's mishap or deliberate wartime actions, oil being dumped into the ocean can ...

Rush says ocean can take care of itself. May 3, 2010— -- Scientists and environmentalists scoffed at Rush Limbaugh's suggestion that the ocean would clean up itself following a devastating ...

A natural gas flare is seen on an offshore oil drilling rig in Cook Inlet, Alaska. (Stock photo by Paul Souders/Getty Images) Do you remember the shocking images from the Exxon Valdez or Deepwater ...

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in our seas. But new technologies are helping to change that, revealing ...

Ecuador's oil industry is in crisis due to corruption, dwindling investment, and corroded infrastructure, leading to frequent and environmentally damaging oil spills. The Trans-Ecuadorian System Oil ...

Nature lovers, scientists and politicians worry the beloved California coastline, from the Redwoods to Santa Monica, will be endangered by the Trump administration's latest call for expanded offshore ...