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, ...

Remember all those disposable masks we went through during the pandemic? Billions of them ended up in landfills, adding to the mountain of plastic waste choking our planet. Scientists in China have ...

Since the start of the pandemic, over 200 billion disposable masks have produced and disposed of each month. Many of them can be seen littered on the streets, oceans and beaches. Earlier this year, ...