Research published in Biology Letters has examined the ability of mealworms to break down plastics, including disposable face masks. According to the study, it takes 100 mealworms about 138 days ...

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Wetherspoons is making a huge change across its 750 pubs around the country that will no doubt delight their thousands of customers. The offer will start from January 2 and go right up until ...

Scores of vendors from across the city descended on Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday ahead of the New Year’s Eve ball drop, selling merch by the minute and even revealing one of the places they get ...

Kellogg has proposed pushing Ukraine to the table by threatening to cut off aid and getting Putin to negotiate with the threat of surging weapons. Future NATO membership is among the major ...

The thought that wooden cutting boards hold bacteria longer may not be true—in fact, the plastic cutting board in your kitchen could be doing more harm than good, an expert told Newsweek.

Fried chicken chain KFC is bringing back its cereal-coated fried chicken for the new year, along with a range of limited-edition merch featuring cute Japanese ... with a convenient cut-out for its ...

Kellogg has proposed pushing Ukraine to the table by threatening to cut off aid and getting Putin to negotiate with the threat of surging weapons.

On Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, another great cowgirl passed away. Barbara Ann "Barb" Westover of Egan, S.D. was lost unexpectedly due to a horse accident. Young Westover grew up on the family farm ...

From popular brands like Burger King, McDonald's, Starbucks, and Whole Foods to everyday kitchen staples such as rice and salt, a new study highlights the alarming extent of plastic contamination ...

A mini-dress made from matted wads of discarded fabric scraps. A corset of disposable straws, with plastic forks dangling from the waist. Skirts of knotted plastic fishing line with a bodice made ...