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

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

Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney, Australia, beaches were initially suspected to be tar balls but turned out to be miniature "fatbergs" containing human feces.

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

Scientists have solved the mystery of sticky black balls that began washing on beaches in Sydney, Australia last month.

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 ...

Testing by chemists has determined the balls were the result of a sewage spill, though their exact origin remains unknown.

The mystery of the black balls that washed up on some of Sydney’s most iconic beaches last month has now been solved – and it ...

Scientists analyzed the contents of tar balls from Sydney beaches and found they contained hundreds of different components, each grosser than the last.

When lumps of black goop washed up Sydney’s beaches, an oil spill was the initial suspect – but a detailed chemical analysis ...