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

A Benoni shop owner says repeated underground leaks are flooding the streets and damaging infrastructure, with no lasting fix ...

It's the time of year when Texas beachgoers may encounter natural tar balls washing up on Padre Island. Padre Island National ...

If you're heading to Texas beaches this summer, be aware of tar balls, also known as blobs of oil. The "common" phenomenon ...

Instead of seashells, beachgoers along the Texas coast are finding sticky black blobs underfoot. Natural tar balls are ...

You won't have to dig deep to find fun this Sunday with a program at the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science. Local geologist Tim Elam will present "McKittrick and Maricopa Tar Seeps," a ...

"We always kind of encourage that with our guys, that if they want to (seek a second opinion), go," manager Terry Francona ...

Tar is a natural occurrence caused by oil that seeps from the floor in the Gulf of America, officials said. This happens seasonally and is typically due to increased temperature, currents, and ...

Tar balls are small clumps of oil that appear on beaches, often remnants of oil spills or natural oil seeps. Exposure to tar balls can cause skin irritation or allergic reactions in some ...

Tar balls are little, dark-colored pieces of oil. They can sometimes be remnants of an oil spill or produced from natural seeps – places where oil slowly escapes from the Earth's surface above ...

Beachgoers enjoys the warm weather Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on South ...

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.