Researchers have uncovered how the marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis produces a natural surfactant to break down oil, ...

The marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis feeds on oil, multiplying rapidly in the wake of oil spills, and thereby accelerating the elimination of ...

Shell had previously purchased 1.8 million barrels of oil from the company. Major company takes drastic measures after ...

Bacteria like A. borkumensis are important for degrading oil pollution, so these findings are of significant interest.

A construction vessel spilled fuel oil at the site of a future U.S. Marine Corps airfield being built on reclaimed land in ...

The 17 families were awarded monetary damages to cover medical costs and are considered "bellwethers" as they represent ...

State oil company Pemex repaired pipeline leaks at its Olmeca refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco, after an oil spill on Saturday.

A University Don, Professor Owolabi Abdulkadir, of the University of Ilorin, has identified the major cause of resentment in ...

As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across the Northern and Western Cape have united with civil society organisations ...

As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across ...

A Chinese research team has developed a novel engineered bacterial strain capable of simultaneously degrading five types of ...

Australian maritime archaeologists are helping to decontaminate rusty war shipwrecks in the Pacific, preventing billions of ...