After some beach closures and tense hours over hundreds of black balls washing up on Australian sea shores, the mystery appears to have been solved. Earlier reported to be the result of a possible oil spill in the ocean or even speculated as dinosaur eggs, the black objects have now been identified as tar balls, reports said on Wednesday (Oct 16).

Australia solves mystery of black balls washing up after two Sydney beaches closed. Here is what they are

On the beaches of Thailand's tourist island of Phuket divers are removing abundant fishing gear made from plastic that is Tangled on Coral Reef. These discarded fishing equipment known as ghost gear is increasingly threatening the Marine ecosystem. Watch in for more details!

Thailand scuba divers clean 'ghost gear' from Oceans

Thailand scuba divers clean plastic fishing gears from Oceans

Thanks to humans, more than one fifth of the "magnificent" migratory species on Earth are facing an extinction threat. As per a landmark, United Nations report released on Monday (Feb 12), migratory species across the globe are under threat.

‘Wake up call’: First-of-its-kind UN report finds 22% migratory animals face extinction, thanks to humans

The carcass of a humongous 30-tonne fin whale that died on the beach of England's Bridlington has been removed via an operation by the local council. The cleanup operation, as per the Guardian, has been described as the "largest of its kind" the local council has ever carried out.

Carcass turns macabre tourist attraction; crowds throng England beach to click selfies with dead whale

For the third time this month, people in Bali were met with the sight of a whale carcass. On Sunday, conservation officials announced that another massive whale has died after washing up on the shores of a Bali beach.

Another day, another carcass | In Bali, massive 'sickly' whale beaches itself, dies; third case this month

Scientists have found a German fishing vessel that sank in the North Sea during the second world war and has been releasing pollutants. This vessel has disturbed the marine environment in the sea and poses a threat to the other aquatic creatures.

WION Climate Tracker: Study: WWII German vessel shipwreck is polluting North Sea

Scientists have discovered that a sunscreen lotion chemical has been accumulating in seagrass, in the Mediterranean Sea, and have sounded alarm over a potential threat to the marine ecosystem.

Scientists find sunscreen lotion chemical accumulating in Mediterranean seagrass

Scientists take research trips on the Brazilian coast as studies indicate traces of microplastics in marine life. According to these researchers, the plastic objects end up entering inside fish and other marine creatures.

Scientists take research trips on the Brazilian coast

Billions of tiny plastic pellets also known as 'Nurdles' are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous. Nurdles pose significant dangers for marine life.

Nurdles or the tiny plastic pellets choking oceans

Sri Lankan authorities said that they will sue the owners of a Singapore-registered cargo carrier that has burned for 11 straight days off the island’s west coast and caused some of its worst-ever marine pollutions.

Sri Lanka to sue Singapore ship owner over marine pollution

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