The marble-sized white and grey balls were tested and discovered to contain "saturated fatty acids, along with fecal coliforms and E-coli." ...

The small grey balls that caused panic when they began washing up on Sydney beaches two weeks ago have now been identified by scientists. It turns out they were mostly congealed run-off of ...

It can also result in stumbling across mystery blobs of grease that concern environmental groups and prompt beach closures. According to The Guardian, several marble-sized balls have washed ashore ...

Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they're completely surrounded by ice.

NINE popular beaches have been forced to shut down after mysterious balls washed up on the shores and baffled authorities. The balls have washed up across several locations in Sydney, Australia ...

In a statement, the Northern Beaches council said it was working with the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to clean up the mystery balls and have them sent for testing.

The Umhlanga Main Beach and Bronze Beach reopened on Thursday following a temporary closure due to the discovery of hundreds of “balls” — unidentified solid matter mixed with beach sand ...

Video / NZ Herald, AFP Australian authorities closed nine Sydney beaches today after mysterious white and grey balls washed up along the coast. Beaches closed until further notice included tourist ...

The mysterious balls that forced the closure of several beaches in Sydney last week were found to contain saturated fatty acids, E. coli and faecal bacteria, authorities say. Sydney's Northern ...