Mala beads have been around for thousands of years, created in India over 3,000 years ago. They are rooted in Hinduism and Buddhism and are meant to help you focus your mind during meditation. ...

The microbeads are, as their name promises, small—as small as 0.355 millimeters across in some cases. The fear is that these plastic beads are just the right size for fish and other aquatic ...

If you use exfoliating soaps, you might not know those little beads may be made of plastic – or think about what happens to them when they go down the drain.

Marine species also feed on the beads of plastic, unable to distinguish between them and actual food. An overview by the Convention on Biological Diersity showed over 663 different species were ...

Its matte gold dog tag mala, with brown wood, gold beads and cognac diamonds, retails for $26,700. Buddha Mama is available at Jaimie Geller Jewelry, Pacific Palisades, jaimiegellerjewelry.com ...

A single tube of face wash can contain more than 300,000 of the plastic beads, which are cheaper than other common natural exfoliants like apricot seeds, coconut husks, or diatomaceous earth.

And research from Stephen Midway, one of Benfield’s colleagues at LSU, found high levels of plastic including polyethylene, one of the main ingredients found in Mardi Gras beads, in local seafood.

MATT BLOOM, BYLINE: Plastic beads are pretty much synonymous with Mardi Gras parades, but at this one held this past weekend, they were notably absent. BONNIE HILL: (Shouting) Hey, hey, hey.

Fire officials in Humble estimate tens of thousands of tiny plastic beads were released, with many floating into storm sewer drains. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast.