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NEW ORLEANS, La. — It’s carnival season in New Orleans with weeks of parades, all leading up to one day: Mardi Gras. Part of the parade appeal includes all the throws you can catch, like beads, from ...

There's a newcomer in the movement to kick plastic to the curb during Mardi Gras season. While some have looked to paper or even algae as biodegradable alternatives, Jerome Milton's Houston-based ...

A tiny amount of oxybenzone, a UV-blocking chemical that’s commonly found in sunscreen, can stunt and deform the growth of coral reefs, sometimes killing the coral. In Hawaii, lawmakers are attempting ...

A South Florida environmental technology company has a plan to fight the state's blue-green algae problems with microscopic plastic beads. Green Water Solution is one of four finalists for the George ...

It was during another experiment in his lab that Naohiro Kato realized that microalgae might be a good ingredient for bioplastic. Paige Jarreau/LSU Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a famously unholy mess.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— As parades ramp up this week, you may want to pay extra attention to some very special beads you can catch. An LSU professor invented a new kind of Mardi Gras bead that’s made out ...