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Map showing sample locations and a photo of an oil platform in the ocean.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Remote Sensors See NO2 ‘Hot Spots’ from Offshore Oil Activity

by Jonathan H. Jiang 23 March 202321 March 2023

Satellites can see NO2 pollution from space, but can they detect individual oil and natural gas operations, and are the measurements accurate?

Air bubbles rise from a scuba diver who is looking at a coral reef.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Unchecked Ocean Warming Threatens Many Gulf and Caribbean Corals

by Rachel Fritts 23 September 202223 September 2022

Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea surface temperatures could surpass coral bleaching thresholds in the region as soon as 2050, motivating the need for prompt mitigation, researchers say.

Grayscale scanning electron microscope image of an unpolished tetrahedral zircon crystal with two laser ablation pits, each between 25 and 30 micrometers in diameter
Posted inNews

Vestiges of a Volcanic Arc Hidden Within Chicxulub Crater

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 June 202129 September 2022

Scientists discovered magmatic remnants of a volcanic arc by dating granitic rocks of the middle crust excavated by, and hidden within, the Chicxulub impact crater.

An aircraft releases chemical dispersant on 5 May 2010 over oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico
Posted inFeatures

¿Por Qué la Luz Solar es Importante para los Derrames de Petróleo en el Mar?

by Collin P. Ward, C. M. Reddy and E. B. Overton 6 October 202018 May 2022

Una década de investigación desde el desastre de Deepwater Horizon ha revelado cómo la luz solar—su importancia subestimada durante mucho tiempo en la ciencia de derrames de petróleo—altera sustancialmente el petróleo que flota en la superficie del mar.

Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica visible both inside and around the edges of oil droplets
Posted inFeatures

Deepwater Horizon: La Plataforma Petrolera y el Surgimiento de las Técnicas Ómicas

by J. Kostka, S. B. Joye and R. R. Colwell 29 May 202018 May 2022

Las técnicas de genómica microbiana llegaron a su madurez después del derrame de Deepwater Horizon, ofreciendo a los investigadores una visión incomparable de cómo los ecosistemas responden a tales desastres ambientales.

Photo of the Gulf of Mexico at sunset off Corpus Christi, Texas
Posted inNews

Seismic Noise Reveals Landslides in the Gulf of Mexico

by Megan Sever 26 May 202019 October 2021

Scientists found dozens of submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly triggered by remote earthquakes.

An aircraft releases chemical dispersant on 5 May 2010 over oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico
Posted inFeatures

Why Sunlight Matters for Marine Oil Spills

by Collin P. Ward, C. M. Reddy and E. B. Overton 28 April 202018 May 2022

A decade of research since the Deepwater Horizon disaster has revealed how sunlight—its importance long understated in oil spill science—substantially alters petroleum floating at the sea surface.

Drilling rig and Dauphin Island Bridge in Mobile Bay, Alabama
Posted inOpinions

Thirty Years, $500 Million, and a Scientific Mission in the Gulf

by Heather Goss 27 March 202022 November 2021

Gulf Research Program executive director Lauren Alexander Augustine discusses the impact science can have on communities when given money and time.

Oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in June 2012 after the Deepwater Horizon spill
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Deepwater Horizon’s Legacy of Science

by Heather Goss 25 March 202018 May 2022

The biggest oil spill in history resulted in billions of dollars in settlements—and a massive scientific movement.

Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica visible both inside and around the edges of oil droplets
Posted inFeatures

Deepwater Horizon and the Rise of the Omics

by J. Kostka, S. B. Joye and R. R. Colwell 25 March 202018 May 2022

Microbial genomics techniques came of age following the Deepwater Horizon spill, offering researchers unparalleled insights into how ecosystems respond to such environmental disasters.

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