Oct. 26—Like everything else, Halloween is celebrated differently today than it was in the 1960s and 70s. While some of that is good, other aspects aren't. I don't remember Halloween being observed in ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — For months, we’ve seen face masks in places they shouldn’t be: storm drains, streets, beaches, and parks. Now, we’re learning just how many could be flooding our oceans. “Once ...

YouTuber Steven Richter takes run-of-the-mill plastic masks and transforms them into realistic pieces of art. We all know those random plastic masks you can buy at the store are not feats of design.

What do birthday balloons, vape pens and discarded lottery tickets have in common? They were all found among the sand and seashells of New Jersey’s beaches, according to the 2021 Beach Sweeps Report ...

The author writes, “The surge in the use of disposable face masks during the Covid pandemic has left a chemical time bomb that could harm humans, animals and the environment, research suggests.

It may be time to break out the face masks again. COVID-19 cases are on the rise nationwide due to a new omicron subvariant, EG.5, nicknamed “Eris.” Though Wisconsin isn't getting hit hard yet, ...

AOMORI, Japan >> When lunchtime came at Uramachi Elementary School in Aomori prefecture, students took hold of their oval-shaped plastic masks and — voila! — the masks fell forward, uncovering their ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use masks, putting pressure on global plastic waste problems. A single face mask can release as many as 173,000 microfibres per day into ...