An international team of researchers has discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads. By ...

The world’s energy demand is continuously increasing, with fossil fuels such as petroleum, natural gas, coal, oil shales, tar ...

Research has shown that microplastics can absorb and accumulate toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants ...

Cheap plastic beads often end up in landfills and can clog up the city’s 100-year-old drainage system. That’s led to more ...

But some organizers are trying to change that by banning one of the most colorful Mardi Gras traditions, the tossing of plastic beads into the crowd. Matt Bloom with Member station WWNO takes us on a ...

Researchers have discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads. By placing these beads close together and bringing them into contact, they generate more electricity than ...

Some Mardi Gras parades are banning one of their most colorful traditions - tossing out plastic beads. Organizers are trying to cut down on the millions of pounds of trash they make each year.