MAPLEWOOD, Minn. -- Scotchgard is back. The familiar plaid aerosol can never really disappeared from the shelves. But Scotchgard's journey back to the market has been rocky -- and the stain-repellent ...

While experts argue the efficacy of building America’s space-based Strategic Defense Initiative, here on Earth one of the nation’s most trusted defense systems will, by year’s end, be dismantled.

Just in time for winter, Vans drops the Scotchgard pack of sneakers. Consisting of the 106 Vulcanized ($70), Era 59 ($65), and Sk8-Hi Reissue ($85), all the kicks are made of pig suede and treated ...

Q Scotchgard contains perfluorochemicals, which have been in the news. I have Scotchgard on my children's mattresses. Can they safely sleep on these? Also, some lakes contain these chemicals. Can ...

A chemical compound associated with Scotchgard®, the popular stain and spill repellant made by the 3M Company, may be more widespread in the environment than originally thought, according to a new ...

Q: Scotchgard contains perfluorochemicals, which have been in the news. I have Scotchgard on my children’s mattresses. Can they safely sleep on these? A: It’s probably safe to sleep on a mattress that ...

Scotchgard was invented in the 1950s when a researcher with the 3M Corporation, who was assigned to develop a lining for jet fuel tanks, accidentally spilled some test material on a co-worker’s shoe.