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

A former Georgetown University professor discussed her new book on tar seeps — raw oil rising through cracks in tectonic plates — and climate change in a March 12 event. Gretchen Henderson’s “ Life in ...

It's the time of year when Texas beachgoers may encounter natural tar balls washing up on Padre Island. Padre Island National ...

Instead of seashells, beachgoers along the Texas coast are finding sticky black blobs underfoot. Natural tar balls are ...

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 ...

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) told ABC 13 this week that tar balls are common phenomenon on Texas beaches, particularly during summer months. "For most people, occasional brief contact with ...

From oil rigs to tar seeps, it’s hard to miss the presence of petroleum around the Santa Barbara Channel. And the proximity of UC Santa Barbara has enabled scientists to investigate the interplay ...

From oil rigs to tar seeps, it’s hard to miss the presence of petroleum around the Santa Barbara Channel. And the proximity of UC Santa Barbara has ...

Tar balls are small, sticky clumps of oil that sometimes wash up on shore. They’re often leftover from oil spills but can also come from natural oil seeps, places where petroleum slowly rises ...

What is a tar ball? Tar balls are little, dark-colored pieces of oil. They can sometimes be remnants of an oil spill or produced from natural seeps – places where oil slowly escapes from the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on South Florida beaches over the weekend, but so far the source of the black muck remains a mystery.

Local geologist Tim Elam will present "McKittrick and Maricopa Tar Seeps," a photographic presentation of Kern County's two fossil-bearing seep locations.