Explore the step-by-step guide to creating beautiful rain earrings in this simple DIY tutorial, perfect for beginners. Learn how to use crystals and beads to craft stunning jewelry. With clear ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to keep the sparkle in your eyeshadow — the plastic kind, for now. On Saturday, he vetoed a bill by a local lawmaker that would have prohibited the sale of plastic glitter and ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a microplastics bill that would have expanded a 2015 ban on microbeads in personal care products. Environmentalists criticized the governor for rejecting what ...

Edible microbeads made from green tea polyphenols and vitamin E led to 17% weight loss in rats fed a high-fat diet, and a human trial is underway. Researchers developed plant-based beads that ...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 823 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) passed the Senate Floor with 39-0 votes. AB 823 would ban the sale of plastic microbeads used as an ...

Fat-blocking microbeads made with green tea, vitamin E, and seaweed could offer a new way to lose weight and a potential alternative to popular GLP-1 drugs and bariatric surgery, according to ...

Plant-based microbeads made from everyday ingredients like green tea and seaweed have helped mice shed weight by trapping fats in the gut, reports a new study published in Cell Biomaterials.

"Edible microbeads" that could be added to bubble teas and desserts could be on the horizon to help people with weight loss—much less invasively than current treatments. Researchers have developed ...

Anusha Rajkaran receives funding from the National Research Foundation, Joint Marine Laboratories funded by DSI and the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. Conrad Sparks receives funding ...