Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Poppy was able to sniff out an oil spill submerged in water and trapped under ice ...

Russians are ditching their summer holiday plans at popular Black Sea destinations because of an oil spill, while local ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Poppy was able to do something with ease that’s proven far more challenging for humans and their machines: she sniffed out an oil spill submerged in water and ...

An ongoing oil spill at a wellhead and subsequent fire in Buguma community in Nigeria's coastal Rivers state has entered its fourth week, with no immediate action taken by authorities or operators to ...

Local residents have been left heartbroken after breeding swans, who live in Bumblehole Nature Reserve, were relocated ...

Work to contain an oil spill on a popular Tasmanian lake is underway, as the state's environment authority tries to understand the factors behind the event. About 30 kilometres of Lake Rosebery's ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Poppy was able to do something with ease that’s proven far more challenging for humans and their machines: she sniffed out an oil spill submerged in water and ...