Explore the fascinating and lethal world of ocean brine pools, known as 'lakes of death,' which harbor unique ecosystems and ...

Why it's incredible: In summer, the lake looks like a giant doily in the landscape. Spotted Lake — also known as Khiluk Lake in the local Indigenous Nsyilxcən language — is a soda lake named after ...

Opposition is growing to the Trump administration’s plan to expand offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including from some unlikely quarters. The conservationist nonprofit Friends of the ...

In December 2025, social media users shared an image of a frightful monster from the deep. The image, which appeared to show a giant octopus not far off a coastline, included text that read: "A drone ...

Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production.The sale ...

Trump’s first Gulf of Mexico lease sale drew nearly $300 million in bids, with the highest price per acre in eight years. The administration’s plan for 30 offshore lease sales through 2040 reassured ...

Washington — Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil ...

A unit of BP Plc was the high bidder in a US auction for oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, the first sale held under President Donald Trump’s second term. Energy companies offered ...