Tar balls are a common sight on Gulf Coast beaches, especially during summer months. While not dangerous, they can be a ...

Authorities were baffled earlier this week when thousands of black spheres -- sized between a golf ball and a tennis ball -- were found littering the shores of tourist haven Coogee Beach ...

Workers in hazmat suits work to clear up toxic ‘tar balls’ on Coogee Beach on October 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images ...

Workers in protective suits conduct a cleanup operation to collect mysterious black balls that washed ashore on Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 17, 2024. DAVID GRAY/AFP/Getty ...

The foul-smelling balls, which were first discovered on Sydney's Coogee Beach in mid-October were initially thought to be tar from an oil spill. The balls are thought to be made up of human waste ...

The black objects were first spotted by lifeguards at Coogee Beach on 16 October Australian scientists have solved a mystery which has gripped Sydney: what were the sticky dark blobs which washed ...

Beaches in Sydney reopened after being closed earlier this week when hundreds of mysterious golf ball-sized black lumps washed ashore. These dark spheres, which were first spotted on Coogee Beach ...

“We’ve had teams on the ground, vessels out on the water, and drones in the sky to clear the majority of the balls from our beaches.” Workers in protective clothing clean up black tar balls on Coogee ...

These dark spheres, which were first spotted on Coogee Beach on Tuesday, were confirmed to be “tar balls” but it was unclear where they originated. Penny Sharp, the environment minister of New South ...

Workers in protective clothing clean up black tar balls on Coogee Beach in Sydney on 17 October (EPA) Around 2,000 balls were picked up since Tuesday, according to The Guardian.