From oil spills to new species: how tech reveals the ocean The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in our seas.

Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil ...

When we think of oil spills, the images that come to mind may include seabirds coated in black slime, huge iridescent slicks ...

The town of Anapa says it's seeking an initial 211 million rubles to pay for cleaning up its oil-struck beaches after two ...

The volatility and flammability of jet fuel means the oil spill should be short-lived; long-term environmental impact is ...

The 36 crew members of both vessels have been evacuated to port, none have had to be hospitalized. Two ships, a tanker and a ...

Vladimir Motin, Russian captain of the container ship Solong, appeared in court charged with gross negligence manslaughter ...

The direction of the wind could save the North Yorkshire coast from suffering the effects of an oil spill following a ...

An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles (21km) off the east coast of ...

Environmentalists have raised the alarm after a cargo ship collided with an oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast in the ...

Jet fuel is immediately harmful to local wildlife through ingestion, and over time, it could move up the food chain from fish ...