Scientists have found that keratin, the protein in hair and skin, can repair and protect tooth enamel. The material forms a mineralized layer that halts decay and restores strength, outperforming ...

The minuscule spheres, typically less than 5 millimeters in diameter, are the basic building blocks of nearly all plastic ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s deal with Crest over fluoride imagery sparks praise and criticism amid broader debate over children’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snapshot of "nurdles" — tiny plastic pellets that are the basic building blocks of nearly all plastic products. A snapshot of ...

Ian Seamans points at some nurdles he found during a search for the plastic pellets at D-FW locations as part of a statewide nurdle hunt on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Grand Prairie. Shafkat Anowar / ...

Erewhon has had some exciting celeb collabs, from Hailey Bieber to Sabrina Carpenter. But the grocery store’s latest drop is a little more surprising. It partnered with oral care brand Boka, and the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A tiny pellet is harming wildlife and entering our waterways. A new push from nonprofit Environment Texas is aiming to change state water quality standards and reduce the amount of ...

The tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles have bedeviled Texas environmentalists for years, but now the tourism and fishing industries are also urging elected officials to take action. Last month, ...

Galveston, Texas, seems to be a hotbed of concern about pollution from plastic resin pellets these days. The City Council in the recreation destination passed a motion Oct. 23 calling on the state ...