A person happily gnawing away on a large piece of gum could unleash more than 3,000 microplastic particles, according to the ...

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering found that both natural and synthetic chewing gums release ...

The study found that chewing gum could release a surprisingly high amount of microplastics. On average, 100 microplastic ...

Most accounts of the history of chewing gum take us back a couple of millenia to the Mayans of Mesoamerica who tasted the sap of the sapodilla tree and discovered that it did not disintegrate in the ...

Chewing gum has a fascinating and storied history. Here is everything you need to know about how chewing gum became what it ...

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

Scientists have engineered an antiviral chewing gum using a protein from lablab beans, showing promising results in neutralizing influenza and herpes simplex viruses. This innovative approach ...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Dental Medicine, in collaboration with a Finnish team, have explored an unusual but promising solution: chewing gum infused with antiviral ...

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release ...