Over on the main page, TIME’s Michael Grunwald has a contrarian take on the Gulf oil spill. Far from being the greatest environmental catastrophe in American history—as everyone from President Obama ...

In the wake of the Gulf spill, the United States should craft regional pacts with its neighbors to address pollution and liability issues arising from ever deeper oil and gas exploration, says expert ...

It was two years ago today that the Deepwater Horizon—a top-of-the-line offshore drilling rig owned by BP and run by Transocean—experienced a sudden burst of gas from a three-mile long well its crew ...

A week from today will mark the one-year anniversary of the oil rig explosion of Deepwater Horizon that triggered the largest marine oil spill in history. For three months, rust-colored sludge gushed ...

The plan would open up a massive amount of waters to new oil and gas drilling and would be detrimental to marine life.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American For the second time in under a year, a ...

Albert "Rusty" Gaude is a Fisheries Agent with LSU's Agricultural Center. On April 20, an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico causing oil to spill into the waters. The spill is moving West but has ...

BP's massive oil spill became the largest ever Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico based on the highest of the federal government's estimates, an ominous record that underscores the oil giant's dire need ...

BP says it's responsible for whatever cleanup the Gulf oil spill requires. As the oil slick moves closer to show, we hear what could be in store for wildlife, economic interests and America's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescue boats attempt to put out the blaze from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig after it exploded on April 20, 2010. The disaster ...

April 20 marks the one-year anniversary of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, and oil continues to leak out of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead at an estimated rate of 1,000 to 5,000 ...

Wondering whether that ungodly oil slick off the coast of Louisiana is going to spoil your next seafood feast at Area 31 Restaurant, located on the 16th floor of the Epic Hotel. Well rest assured, ...