Hana offers intrepid travelers easy access to the black-sand beaches of Waianapanapa State Park. There are a few places to hang your hat out here, including the luxurious Travaasa Hana.

They may be green, but they're called Black Mangrove Seeds. They benefit our coastal environment by stabilizing the shoreline ...

Past travelers were in awe of Punalu'u and said there was plenty of free parking, though they cautioned that the beach's black sand can get very hot. It will most likely take you some time to get ...

This black sand beach in Iceland definitely defies those norms, though. Reynisfjara is so dangerous, in fact, that it’s c ...

This gives Diamond Beach its incredible look.Visitors come from around the world to visit the beach and take photos of the ...

On October 16, the first reports emerged from Coogee Beach in Sydney’s east. Lifeguards reported numerous black spheres on the sand that appeared at first glance to be tar-like. Similar ...

The mystery of the black balls that washed up on some of Sydney’s most iconic beaches last month has now been solved – and it’s more disgusting than you could ever imagine. Australian ...

Environmental officials in Australia still haven't completely solved the mystery of black balls found littering popular beaches on the country's eastern coastline, but they're getting closer.

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And yeah, they do smell," he said. On October 16 lifeguards at Coogee Beach reported black balls on the sand, and there were soon more sightings at Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama and Maroubra beaches.