Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snapshot of "nurdles" collected from Galveston, Texas, shorelines shows the condition of these plastics as they weather in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic nurdles at the beach in Sri Lanka. (NurPhoto via Getty Images) Britain has banned everything from plastic straws to ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Researchers at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas have been trying to figure out exactly how dangerous "nurdles" are to our waterways and marine ...

Nurdles are everywhere. Never heard of them? They are the raw form of plastic resin that’s melted and molded into everything from soda bottles to clothing fabrics, from food packaging to artificial ...

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last September, Jace Tunnell discovered a layer of tiny round plastic pellets covering a beach on Padre Island, ...

"Nurdles" may sound cute but they pose a huge risk to the marine environment. Also known as "mermaid tears," these small plastic pellets are a feedstock in the plastic industry. Instead of being ...

In March 2025, a collision out in the North Sea led to millions of tiny plastic pellets reaching our shores. A mass clear-up began and worried wildlife charities warned of potential devastation for ...

An operation to remove plastic pellets which have washed up on Norfolk beaches following a ship collision in the North Sea could take weeks, a council has said. King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council ...

One windy winter morning in 2009, a retired shrimp boat captain named Diane Wilson pulled her red Chevy pickup into the parking lot of the Hideout, a metal box of a bar on the outskirts of Rockport. A ...

Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the coastal bays and streams near her tiny hometown of Seadrift, Texas. But ...