Scientists have probed tiny glass beads among NASA's Apollo 17 rock samples and found new information about the moon's ancient volcanoes.

The Apollo astronauts didn't know what they'd find when they explored the surface of the moon, but they certainly didn't expect to see drifts of tiny, bright orange glass beads glistening among ...

Harnessing a principle known as triboelectrification, researchers have worked out the optimal way to generate an electrical charge in a relatively simple way. The breakthrough could provide a ...

An American Airlines flight to Miami was forced to turn back after a passenger—convinced that “Satan’s disciple(s)” had followed him onto the aircraft—swallowed rosary beads and ...

Thoth also kicked out a member for throwing Confederate beads in 2019.

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 calls to ditch them altogether.

Crop fertilizers are a major source of pollution, as the chemicals make their way out of the soil and into the natural environment. Scientists are now working on a possible solution to that ...

LSU Biology lab releases prototype of 3D printed biodegradable Mardi Gras beads that include seeds for earth-friendly partying.

Glass fertilizer beads could be a sustained nutrient delivery system Date: February 21, 2025 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Agricultural fertilizers are critical for feeding the world ...

Researchers estimate the women were buried with more than 270,000 disc-shaped beads. David W. Wheatley More than 270,000 hand-crafted beads have been recovered from a 5,000-year-old burial site in ...

Researchers found over 270,000 beads in a tomb in Spain, and it could be the largest collection ever recorded. The beads were made out of shells, stone, and animal bone, and it likely took months ...

Water beads may look harmless and fun, but the authors of a new report — including a mom whose daughter was seriously injured by them — are calling for a ban on their sale.