Oil spills can be among the most devastating environmental disasters, with the potential to severely damage marine ecosystems, disrupt coastal communities, and impose lasting economic damage.

Marine and coastal ecosystems play a critical role in the health of the ocean and the planet, but their delicate balance must be maintained. One of the major threats to this balance comes from oil ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) will host a workshop series to bring together representatives from Alaska and the Gulf Coast region to share experiences, knowledge, strategies, and best practices to ...

Breakthrough technology combines traditional physics-based modelling with artificial intelligence to improve oil spill trajectory predictions significantly. Significant accuracy gains achieve up to 20 ...