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.

A new plaque was lowered deep into Lake Champlain, remembering the men who died in a plane crash that was shrouded in mystery for decades.

Scientists found that cellulose diacetate foam (CDA) is the fastest degrading bioplastic in an ocean environment. This new foam material is demonstrated to be a viable replacement for Styrofoam ...

To deal with large volumes of debris generated by Helene, Asheville has opened three temporary processing sites within city ...

A local mayor says the balls littering two beaches in the Sydney area could be "tar balls," which form when spilled oil ...

Sarasota city officials ask for patience as debris collection assets are stretched thin amid historic storm damage across multiple states.

Mysterious black spheres washed up on Coogee Beach on Tuesday. The beach has been closed until further notice as Randwick ...

Power outages persist across North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which left a trail of devastation that has ...

Yellow blocks of what appear to be construction foam and other debris have been washing up on our beaches after Milton.

After Hurricane Milton tore through Central Florida last week, many counties are still dealing with the aftermath, including Lake County.

President Joe Biden is flying into Tampa and St. Petersburg Sunday morning to begin his second visit in a little more than a week to hurricane-ravaged communities in Florida.

Biden’s visit to Florida offers him another opportunity to press Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to get lawmakers to ...