When oil is on the surface of water it can be burned or skimmed-off to help minimize the impact. This established means of addressing oil spills is not always effective. A recent case was with the ...

Chinese scientists have developed a new material from moss that could transform how we clean up oil spills. The team from Guizhou Education University modified sphagnum moss to absorb oil while ...

There’s another oil spill? Can’t you just use a big sponge to clean it up? That might be possible. Researchers at Argonne National Labs have devised a sponge with properties that should make it ...