Gulf corals still suffering more than a decade after Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Deep-water corals in the Gulf of Mexico are still struggling to recover from the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, scientists report at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans. Comparing images of more than 300 corals over 13 years—the longest time series of deep-sea corals to date—reveals that in some areas, coral health continues to decline to this day.