On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil drilling ship Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 crewmen and resulting in over $60 billion in clean-up costs, penalties, fines and restitution to affected businesses.

A new StoryMap details the struggles faced by a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle population and the team of conservationists working diligently to save them.

It's a massive, marvelous planet we live on, and part of what makes it so wonderful is the fascinating array of wildlife.

People handle monarch butterflies. A lot. 

Higher concentrations of trace elements and nutrients previously locked up in frozen soils (permafrost) are expected to increase as more river runoff reaches the Arctic.

NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystems.

Mantis shrimps have earned fame for their powerful punching limbs, incredibly unusual eyes, and vivid exoskeletons. 

Tiny fragments of plastic waste are dispersed throughout the environment, including the oceans, where marine organisms can ingest them. 

A warming global climate could cause sudden, potentially catastrophic losses of biodiversity in regions across the globe throughout the 21st century, finds a new UCL-led study.

The Arctic Ocean increasingly resembles the Atlantic, not only regarding its temperature but also the species that live there.