A tree near the 12th Street bridge over the Humboldt River in Elko, Nevada, has been getting a lot of attention from residents lately as many try to determine what the heck that “black ball” is ...

When thousands of foul-smelling "black balls" washed up on Australian beaches, many were perplexed, including scientists and government agencies. Now, weeks later, the contents of the obscure balls ...

The subtitle of “Black Ball,” Ms. Runstedtler’s examination of the role of African-Americans in 1970s basketball, speaks of “the generation that saved the soul of the NBA,” and indeed no account of ...

Thousands of mysterious black balls that washed ashore and closed a stretch of popular Australian beaches last month were discovered to be mini blobs of poop. Initially believed to be made of tar, ...