A UTSA doctoral student explains how plastics break down versus paper and what it means for our overall health.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws. The order, which ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to ...