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The 2010 BP oil spill contributed to an unusually high death rate for dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, a new study suggests.Between January and April 2011, 186 dead bottlenose dolphins washed ashore between Louisiana and western Florida. Most alarmingly, nearly half of these casualties were calves, which is more than double the usual proportion of young to old dolphins found dead. Scientists now blame both natural factors and human catastrophe for the unusual die-off."Unfortunately, it was a 'perfect storm' that led to the dolphin deaths," study researcher Graham Worthy, a biologist at the University of Central Florida, said in a statement. "The oil spill and cold water of 2010 had already put significant stress on their food resources. … It appears the high volumes of cold freshwater coming from snowmelt water that pushed through Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound in 2011 was the final blow." [ Gulf Oil Spill: Animals at Risk ]Cold water and spilled oilThe winter of 2010 was a cold one, ...
Sand dunes and a rock barrier built to help contain the 2010 Gulf oil spill are being watched for their effectiveness in shielding this fragile coastline from Isaac....
As oil from the gigantic spill in the Gulf of Mexico reaches U.S. beaches, scientists warn that the potential long-term effects of the massive disaster are hard to g...
Commercial fishermen brace for impact as oil slick creeps closer
Want to know the future of the oil-stained Gulf of Mexico ecosystem? Look first to its muddy, polluted past.The recent ecological history of the Gulf gives scientist...
Scientists say they have for the first time tracked how certain nontoxic elements of oil from the BP spill quickly became dinner for plankton, entering the food web ...
Back to the drawing board; BP considers other ways to contain massive oil leak
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Daydreams of beach sunsets have been replaced by anxious Internet checks for many vacationers headed to the Gulf Coast, while hotel clerks ther...
From the country's earliest days, when a handful of colonists became fed up with Britain and decided independence was worth dying for, Americans have been guided by ...
Fishermen fear the worst
sort of a "CSI" for seafood that's far more reassuring than the sniff test that made all the headlines.And while the dispersant that was dumped into the massive oil ...
If it's any consolation to the residents of the Gulf of Mexico , BP CEO Tony Hayward didn't win the yacht race he attended this weekend. His 52-foot yacht, named "Bo...
BARATARIA BAY, La. -- The Gulf of Mexico oil spill seeped miles deeper into Louisiana's fragile marshes, making it tougher to clean up or to rescue wildlife like the...
Are there any health concerns due to oil spill ?
VENICE, Louisiana -- Federal officials shut down fishing from the Mississippi River to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday because of the uncontrolled gusher spewing ma...
Scientists studying the massive BP oil spill are turning to a vast collection of preserved animals at the Smithsonian to see what kind of changes the oil spill may w...
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Dauphin Island Sea Lab researchers say they believe parts of the oil slick are closer to the northern Gulf coast than previously thought....
Attempt to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf is frozen in its tracks
WASHINGTON (AP) — BP is complying with the government's request to use less of a toxic dispersant in fighting the Gulf oil spill, but alternative dispersants aren't ...
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — The Coast Guard admiral in charge of the oil spill response says he's moving more staff and resources to the Gulf Coast as the slick continues ...
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