Scientists have solved the mystery of sticky black balls that began washing on beaches in Sydney, Australia last month. Thousands of the strange balls first began appearing in mid-October, including ...

Sydney will spend $3 billion over the next decade to prevent the arrival of so-called poo balls on the city's shores, after ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City residents have been alerted to sightings of 1- to 2-inch tar balls on Fort Wadsworth beaches that have prompted an oil spill cleanup. Coast Guard Sector of New ...

Those are just some of the words being used to describe the scenery along our coast, as more tar balls wash ashore this weekend. County public health officials are still awaiting tests to determine if ...

Beachgoers, you have more to look out for than seaweed and jellyfish. Tar balls are washing up along the shores near Galveston this summer, and officials are monitoring the situation, according to a ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on South Florida beaches over the weekend, but so far the source of the black muck remains a ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – You might find yourself in a sticky situation this summer at some Texas beaches because naturally occurring tar balls have started washing up along the Gulf Coast again. “Tar ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on south Florida beaches over the weekend, but so far the source of the black muck remains a mystery ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After collecting nearly one ton of oily debris along the Oregon and Washington coasts, officials have concluded their response to “tar balls” that have washed up on the beaches ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast ...