Tar balls have been washing ashore on Texas beaches, primarily in Cameron, Nueces and Matagorda counties. Authorities are ...

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

Instead of seashells, beachgoers along the Texas coast are finding sticky black blobs underfoot. Natural tar balls are washing ashore in growing numbers, creating a mess on the sand and prompting a ...

Salvors continue to make progress on removing fuel and boxes from a grounded MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company container ...

Surat: The picturesque beach of Umargam, known for its golden sands and serene beauty, has been marred by an unsightly and ...

The provincial government of Shandong, China's refining hub, has increased fuel oil import tax rebates for six independent ...

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 ...

If it's time to change the oil in your lawn mower, you might be wondering whether it would benefit from the same synthetic ...

In the 1940s and 50s, cowboys carried a stick to treat cattle infested with screwworms. The stick was used to scrape the ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, cowboys carried a stick to treat cattle infested with screwworms. The stick was used to scrape the ...

It's the time of year when Texas beachgoers may encounter natural tar balls washing up on Padre Island. Padre Island National Seashore announced on its Facebook page that tar balls have been spotted ...