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Unique Computer Model Used to Predict Active 2010 Hurricane Season
June 1, 2010 — Scientists who have developed a unique computer model with a knack for predicting hurricanes with unprecedented accuracy are forecasting an unusually active season this ... > full story -
After the Oil Spill: New Research Sheds Light on Coral Susceptibility to Environmental Stress
June 1, 2010 — Much attention has been paid to the fate of wildlife living on and above the Gulf of Mexico's surface. Now, new research looks toward the seafloor to explain coral susceptibility to disease outbreaks ... > full story -
Underwater Robot Sent to Study Deepwater Horizon Spill
May 28, 2010 — A high-tech robotic submersible has been sent to the oily waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The goal is to collect information about the oil plume from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig accident for the ... > full story -
Spawning Habitat of Bluefin Tuna in Gulf of Mexico: Critical Area Intersects Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
May 28, 2010 — Electronic tagging and fisheries catch data have revealed pronounced differences in preferred habitat of Atlantic bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico, despite their close ancestry, ... > full story -
People Generally Do Not Act on Information on the Effects of Oil on the Environment
May 28, 2010 — Researchers say people generally do not act on information about the effects fossil fuel-based products are having on the ... > full story -
Oil Spill Threatens Toothy Marine Predator That Is Cultural and Historic Icon
May 27, 2010 — The BP oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the existence of a critically endangered sawfish and its relative that recently has been proposed to join it as the only two marine fish in United ... > full story -
Computer Model for Locating and Forecasting Sunken Oil Following Spills
May 26, 2010 — A team of researchers has developed a computer model for finding and projecting in time sunken oil masses on the bottom of bays, after an oil spill. The unique model can be used in oil spill ... > full story -
Undersea Forces from Hurricanes May Threaten Gulf Pipelines
May 26, 2010 — Hurricanes could snap offshore oil pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and other hurricane-prone areas, since the storms whip up strong underwater currents, a new study ... > full story -
How Marine Animals Survive Stress: Findings Indicate How Wildlife Responds to Environmental and Ecological Disasters
May 25, 2010 — Research of how Galapagos marine iguanas respond to El Niño could provide insight into how wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico will respond to the current oil spill. In emergencies, animals secrete ... > full story -
Scientists to Study Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Marine Food Webs
May 24, 2010 — New reports are surfacing every day about the immediate impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf Coast wildlife, especially as the oil reaches the sensitive marshlands along the coast. But ... > full story
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