But there are other notations worth paying attention to on the labels of even the best motor oil brands, and the letters "HD" rank among the most important. Those letters can often be found ...

What remains Britain's worst ever oil spill killed more than 15,000 sea birds in both the UK and France and seriously contaminated up to 70 miles of beaches. Today, after a collision between jet ...

A Louisiana island that provides critical nesting habitat for pelicans and other seabirds is being restored to nearly its former size after decades of erosion and a crippling 2010 oil spill.

Now, as that jet fuel leaks into the Humber Estuary, scientists and marine pollution experts have revealed how rescue teams could tackle the growing oil spill. Experts say floating barriers ...

John “Jack” Reed spent 20 years and 25 days as a physical oceanographer for the U.S. Coast Guard, and one of the major ...

Things like the wind, waves and currents affect how an oil spill spreads in the sea. Scientists can draw up computer models to simulate how the oil could behave. Thirdly, it matters how quickly ...

A deep-sea bacteria could be the answer to cleaning up decades-old oil spills in weeks After a disastrous deep-sea oil spill, a bacteria was discovered at great ocean depths, feasting on the oil.

Greenpeace has estimated the size of the area affected to be about 400 square miles, but with much of the oil underwater, it is difficult to determine. While the spill is not as large as some more ...

One person is still missing after a container ship carrying toxic sodium cyanide crashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military in the North Sea on Monday, sparking multiple ...

The direction of the wind could save the North Yorkshire coast from suffering the effects of an oil spill following a collision between two ships, an expert has said. The tanker Stena Immaculate ...

SINGAPORE – All fuel pipes at the Police Coast Guard’s (PCG) three other bases are also being checked for leaks, following the Feb 5 oil leak incident at its Brani Regional Base, the police ...