The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) first warned Sydney residents to avoid swimming or touching the balls on October 17, after they were spotted at seven beaches including the ...

The golf-ball-size debris that closed beaches across the Australian city wasn't tar balls as first thought. It was made up of decomposed cooking oils, hair and food waste.

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images One time when I was at the beach, I accidentally discovered balls of oil near the sand.

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 ...

first warned Sydney residents to avoid swimming or touching the balls on October 17, after they were spotted at seven beaches including the city’s famed Bondi Beach. At that stage their contents ...

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

The stinky balls washed up on Australian beaches last month (Picture: NCA Newswire) ‘Disgusting’ black balls which washed up on multiple Australian beaches have been identified as an odd ...