BP Appeal Over ‘Absurd’ Gulf Oil Spill Payouts
Oil giant BP is taking legal action in the US to limit payouts by a fund set up to compensate those affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Patagonia’s New Marine Parks, In Pictures
The National Congress of Argentina has recently created two new marine protected areas, the Pingüino Coastal Marine Park and Makenke Coastal Marine Park.
Hunting High Sea Levels in South Africa
Along the coast of South Africa, researchers explore ancient rock formations dating to a period about 120,000 years ago when the earth was warmer and sea level was higher than today, trying to find clues and determine just how high the oceans might rise in a warmer world.