Disposable masks break into micro-sized plastic fibers that can take up to 450 years to decompose. (Photo: Getty Images) In Unearthed, Gen Z climate-change activists discuss some of the most pressing ...

COVID-19 introduced us all to a new must-have accessory: face masks. At first, we all scurried to find whatever face masks we could manage to score; and as far as disposable mask options, the classic ...

As the pandemic continues to evolve and new COVID-19 variants surface—the latest being Omicron—protection remains top of mind. And while many of us have acquired a pile of reusable cloth masks over ...