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 ...

Some Mardi Gras parade planners ban plastic beads to cut back on waste Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting ...