Growing concern over the impact of these tiny plastic beads on marine life has convinced the government to act. A full ban on the sale of products containing microbeads will come into force in July.

The nonplastic polymer cleaned up eyeliner and permanent marker and broke down into molecules related to sugar and amino acids.

You may remember Perler beads from first or second grade; these small plastic beads are placed into a peg board and then ironed to produce a solid multicolored piece of plastic. Recently ...

and ended up with this sorter that organizes beads into one of two containers based on color. He built most of the structure from popular interlocking plastic bricks, then added a stepper motor ...

Both types are secondary microplastics, meaning they come from larger plastic waste breaking down in the environment. Primary microplastics are small beads or pellets generally produced for ...

Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over ...

According to the study, toy pirate coin beads used for kids’ costume wear displayed the highest levels of flame retardant chemicals. These black plastic beads contained up to 22,800 parts per ...