Wholly unsurprisingly, the change has not been embraced by many of McDonald's loyal customers, and it turns out the new straws could actually be making your soft drinks taste different.

Made of stainless steel, aluminum, or even titanium, metal straws have become a popular alternative. They draw some criticism—for having a metallic taste, conducting heat from a hot drink ...

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Neve Palmeri, 20, has been working to develop SmartSip, a reusable straw that can detect date rape drugs in drinks.

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s executive order against paper straws that was signed in February is already beginning to "use all levers available" to cut back on them. Fox News Digital ...

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said plastic straws allowed many disabled people to drink independently and said paper or glass alternatives were not always suitable or safe. A growing number of ...

That may be an accurate assessment, but it doesn’t diminish the fact that Djokovic has developed an identity as a pro-active, engaged member of his profession—the straw that stirs the drink.

The UK government has announced plans to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds in an effort to cut down on single-use plastics waste. SEE ALSO ...