A dramatic oil spill, such as the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico a decade ago, can dominate headlines for months while scientists, policymakers and the public fret over what happens ...

Step outside in any major city on a blistering summer afternoon, and you will smell it. It is the distinct, heavy scent of hot asphalt. We pave our modern world with it. If you gathered all the ...

Chemists show that asphalt binder, when exposed to sun and water, leaches thousands of potentially toxic compounds into the environment. A dramatic oil spill, such as the Deepwater Horizon accident in ...