Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...

"The Big E Family presents: ""Girls Put Bubble Gum in Dads Hair Instantly Regrets It"". The Big E Family is all about fun, ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

With increased awareness about food sources and their environmental impacts, replacing animal-derived products in food and ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. The small study ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers – similar to the plastic material used in car tyres. If you find that thought slightly unsettling, you are not alone.

Clever engineers at a Chinese video company called HTX Studio built a tiny, swiveling robot that can shoot pieces of gum right into your mouth. In a video that made the rounds on social media over ...

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic ...

You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. The study is ...