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.

This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...

I have been privileged to be a full-time resident of Long Beach Island for 27 years, and have been fortunate to have so many many wonderful memories of times shared with family and friends on the ...

(Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds ... Jocelyn Timperley examines the latest science of ocean clean-ups. On April 20, 2010, a blowout caused a huge explosion ...

Satellite imagery means large oil spills in the ocean are relatively easily detected ... To understand that, scientists need satellite images to show how light spreads from coastal megacities ...

SkyTruth has revealed spills ... need satellite images to show how light spreads from coastal megacities, as well as complex models that can calculate how light penetrates the ocean, said Tim ...