The Australian government and scientists from the University of New South Wales somewhat solved the mystery behind the ...

Weeks after sticky black balls washed up on the famed beaches of Sydney, Australia, scientists say they have partly solved ...

An environmental agency says black balls that washed up on Sydney beaches aren't tar, but a "complex composition" of "mixed ...

The composition of the mysterious balls that washed up on the shores of Australia last month has been revealed — and ...

Initially believed to be tar balls, they were in fact a "disgusting" combination ... reports of smaller but otherwise similar ...

Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney, Australia, beaches were initially suspected to be tar balls but turned out ...

Authorities initially feared these balls could be made of toxic tar. Further testing from scientists indicated they are ...

NSW Maritime says beaches that closed earlier this week when black spheres known as tar balls washed on shore are now safe to reopen, following health advice and a reduction in their quantity.

Hundreds of golf ball-sized black tar balls have washed up on several Sydney beaches, prompting the closure of seven popular spots as authorities conduct clean-up operations and investigate their ...

Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach and other beaches around the Australian city were shut Thursday as authorities investigated mysterious tar balls that have washed ashore. The dark, sticky ...

Hundreds of mysterious “tar balls” about the size of golf balls washed up on Sydney’s beaches in mid-October, prompting their ...

Several beaches in Australia’s Sydney have been closed after hundreds of mysterious golf ball-sized ’tar balls’ washed up on the shores. Authorities have advised the public to avoid contact with them ...