The next big breakthrough when it comes to cleaning up disastrous oil spills in the ocean just might ... components of their body to more easily absorb nutrients from the water around them ...

A growing oil spill in the Humber Estuary has sparked concerns of an environmental disaster after an oil tanker and cargo ...

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...

A spill of diesel into a river could affect ... water drain and that it worked with United Utilities to deploy oil absorbent booms and bales to stem the flow of diesel. Deborah Thwaite said ...

Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life. Nearly 15 years on from the biggest marine spill in history, are we any better at cleaning up oil at sea? Jocelyn Timperley ...

Fatal explosion probe continues The oil spill at Braeburn Alloy Steel came ... contractor vacuumed and installed booms and used absorbent material to recover oil,” Camarda said.

Essex Highways deals with between 80 to 100 spills a year, traditionally utilising sand and absorbent materials to mop up, but such methods can close roads for three to six hours at a time.