Somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed ... of soil or other material (though many bags do escape because of their light, parachute-like design, leading landfills ...

In this activity you will design a parachute for a miniature action figure. Tissue paper or a plastic bag and a few strings are all it takes to make your figure into an expert skydiver.

NEW YORK – A friend says a 9-year-old New York City boy might have been imitating a video game character when he apparently made a plastic parachute ... cobbled a plastic bag and rope together ...

NEW YORK - A friend says a 9-year-old New York City boy might have been imitating a video game character when he apparently made a plastic parachute ... cobbled a plastic bag and rope together ...