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Gulf Oil Spill, A Year On
On the first anniversary, experts see signs of recovery—but say it's too early to know the true damage.
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Zoomable Maps: Oiled Gulf Beaches
Use our zoomable maps to see which Gulf of Mexico beaches were oiled during the spill—and how they're faring now.
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Gulf Residents Sick from Spill?
Health issues that continue to plague Gulf Coast communities may be connected to the Gulf oil spill, experts say.
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Gulf Oil Plumes Explained
Scientists may have figured out how huge plumes of Gulf oil spread underwater instead of rising to the surface as slicks.
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BP Well Sealed for Good
Although the same cannot be said of all abandoned oil wells in the Gulf, experts believe BP's Macondo well is sealed for good.
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Gulf Spill Photos: Hard-Hit Animals
From the pancake batfish to the manatee, see what what's happening to animals in the Gulf a year later.
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Gulf Beaches Mostly Oil-Free
Florida and Alabama beaches hardest hit by the Gulf oil spill are largely clean a year later—though the oil's not all gone, scientists say.
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Photos: Oiled Beaches Time Line
See the evolution of Florida and Alabama beaches blackened by the Gulf spill, from the first oiling to a shore ready for spring break.
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6 Gulf Oil Spill Surprises
The Gulf oil spill delivered plenty of surprises—here's a look at some of the predictions experts got wrong.
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Is Gulf Oil on the Seafloor?
A year after the Gulf oil spill, experts are finding conflicting data on whether crude coats the bottom.
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Odd Fish Deformities Linked to Spill?
Strangely deformed fish and a rise in deaths of marine animals may be related to the Gulf oil spill, scientists say.
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Migrating Birds Escaped Oil?
Though predictions of mass bird die-offs in the Gulf never materialized, crude is still oozing into some bird habitats, experts say.
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Oil Drilling Turns to Deep Water
The Gulf oil spill did nothing to halt the demand for oil—and now companies are expanding into remote, deepwater sites.
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Photos: Four Drilling Frontiers
From the Arctic to Africa—see four remote deepwater sites where oil companies are extending their reach.
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Air Pollution Mystery Cracked?
Monitoring the Gulf aftermath revealed pollution due to heavy compounds once thought to play no role in poor air quality, a new study says.
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Gulf Spill Dispersants Long-lasting
Massive amounts of dispersants pumped into the Gulf of Mexico to break up the BP oil spill lingered for months, new research shows.
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Oil Spill Methane Nearly Gone
Bacteria have dispatched with most of the methane released during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill—in just four months, a new study says.
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