Gulf of Mexico
New breed of worm devours alligator in jaw-dropping experiment
Science
A warning to readers who don’t have a fear of the deep ocean: this story might soon change that. Back in 2019, ...
Four station crew members safely return to Earth after 199-day mission
Science
Closing out a six-month stay at the International Space Station, a three-man, one-woman crew plunged back to Earth early Tuesday, streaking across ...
Great white shark makes history after being spotted near South Padre Island
U.S.
Experts have identified a great white shark 200 yards off the shore of South Padre Island. Here’s what we know. Meet LeeBeth ...
Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
Science
A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of ...
Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
Science
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic ...
US Coast Guard responds to oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Science
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was responding to an oil discharge near the Main Pass Oil Gathering ...
Gulf oil lease sale postponed by court amid litigation over endangered whale protections
Politics
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases that had been scheduled for Nov. 8 ...