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 ...

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With surging pollution, masks provide a protective layer against the harms. While N95 masks are the gold standard for ...

Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more While we hate to say it, the pandemic has shown its staying power. In light of each ...

It may be time to reevaluate your mask situation. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cloth masks don’t do as well against the omicron variant of the ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year, face masks and other personal protective equipment have become essential for health care workers. Disposable N95 masks have been in ...

There are masks on the ground everywhere you go. Oddly, we’d be much better off if those masks were in the ground. A new study published in the journal Material Letters found that materials from old ...

With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a cement mixture to create ...

The high monetary cost and environmental toll of disposable N95 masks could be dramatically cut by adopting reusable masks, according to a new study that calculated the financial and environmental ...