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The record breaking criminal guilty plea by BP by no means marks the end of the oil company's legal troubles. BP still faces a civil trial in February over its environmental responsibilities from the Gulf oil spill. Last week it pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter in the deaths of 11 rig workers.

Eight years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, there still is a lack of knowledge on the complex ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. But new research...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOBLtFDcuNQ The southern Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean have already birthed several tropical systems this season,…

There's been much debate over whether the painting, worth $450 million, was made by Leonardo da Vinci. The New York Times reports the museum said it had the painting but then canceled a showing.

Disturbed weather developing in the Gulf of Mexico had meteorologists wondering if it would become the first tropical system there in April, one that might ease Southwest Florida's drought

Humanitarian groups are criticizing the wealthy Gulf Arab states, which do not have a tradition of resettling migrants. Analysts say there's little political will to change that.

The Rice's whale can grow to 42 feet and is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 left.

Scientists are coming closer to understanding a disease that continues to affect Gulf War veterans.The Roskamp Institute’s work in Sarasota is based on…

A tropical storm is likely to form later today or tomorrow in the southern Gulf, but it's too early to talk specifics. Regardless, some heavy rain will…

Hurricanes contributed to a 66 percent rise in oil prices this year. Hurricane Ivan damaged or destroyed many oil platforms and pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. That's helped make oil scarce, and costly. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.