An estimated 248 chronic oiling events took place in marine-protected areas between January 2021 and May 2024. New report uncovers industry's gross underestimation of 'chronic oiling events' — here's ...

People have been advised not to swim near or touch the debris, which may be the result of a crude oil spill or natural oil seeps from the ocean floor.

Mysterious black spherical balls, initially identified as tar balls, have washed up on several beaches in Sydney, prompting ...

Sydney's popular Coogee beach has been closed until further notice after hundreds of strange black balls washed up on the shoreline.Author ...

There’s a good chance the objects on Coogee beach are not, as some have suggested, tar balls. But in any case, they pose a potential risk and authorities are right to close the beach.

As climate change increases, more extreme storms are created and ocean temperatures rise, meaning shipwrecks - some with fuel in - are degrading fast. There are more than 10,000 shipwrecks in UK ...

The Biden administration and native tribes will commemorate the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary ...

Plans to restart a pipeline in Santa Barbara County have angered residents worried about an oil spill similar to the massive ...

In response to the increasing global demand for resources and the economic pursuits that come with it, attention on the world ...