SEATTLE — A new rule from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission bans water beads in toys if they expand in water to more than five millimeters in diameter. The new rule took effect Thursday.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Now that Mardi Gras season has ended across Acadiana, LARC is asking residents not to toss leftover parade beads in the trash, but to donate them instead through its ongoing ...

New Orleans is immersed in Carnival season, synonymous with its myriad green, gold, and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once cherished glass keepsakes, eagerly caught by parade-goers, these have evolved into ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up. By Jackie Delamatre New ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough ...

NEW ORLEANS — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to ...

Biodegradable Mardi Gras Beads Help Make Carnival Season More Sustainable NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads.

Louisiana State University Associate Professor Naohiro Kato is at it again. He and his students have produced 1,500 cool-looking, 3D-printed, biodegradable Carnival bead necklaces, some of which will ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It's the morning after Gasparilla and you find yourself still weighed down with all those beads. So what do you do with all of them? As it turns out, they can be reused, recycled and ...

Anal beads are sex toys used during sex — either partnered or solo — to enhance your orgasm. Anal beads look like a variety of bulbs attached to a cord with a grip on one end. They are intended for ...