Some patterns act like tweezers or a "tractor beam" to hold the floating balls in place on the water's surface so they do not drift away. Others cause the balls to spin about on their centers and ...

The beach itself is still open, but no one was allowed into the water from lifeguard ... dissipate or to float somewhere else.” It remains unclear what is causing the tar balls.

Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie.

Some patterns act like tweezers or a "tractor beam" to hold the floating balls in place on the water's surface so they do not drift away. Others cause the balls to spin about on their centres and ...