Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could we do a better job at cleaning it up today? (Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life.

as is another controversial way to try to dissipate the impacts of oil spills: dispersants. During the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP sprayed roughly 1.84 million gallons (8.37 million litres ...

The BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in 2010 spilled 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of Mexico. Only about 25 percent of the oil was recovered, leaving more than ...

After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, dolphins living in the area had changes in the activity of genes that regulate lung tissue growth and immune system responses ...

With one day left to… U.S., five states announce settlement with BP over gulf oil spill The Justice ... of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

When we think of oil spills, the images that come to mind may include seabirds coated in black slime, huge iridescent slicks lapping onto shore and armies of wellington-clad cleaners armed with ...

In April 2010, there is no oil exploration operation in the Gulf of Mexico to compare with the Deepwater Horizon oil rig with its size or sheer depth of its drilling. However, the project for the ...