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

Jeffrey LaFray told Good Morning America gunshots erupted as he and other quick-thinking students frantically started chewing gum after the professor realized they had no tape available to secure ...

Now another source of microplastics in the body has been discovered: chewing gum. Chewing gum contains long molecules called polymers. Some brands of gum contain natural polymers from tree sap.

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.

Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is ...

The researchers examined both synthetic gum and natural alternatives made with plant-based polymers such as tree sap. (Image: Canva) Chewing gum may be quietly introducing tiny plastic fragments ...

Their secret weapon? Chewing gum – but not any gum. This one is made from a rather fascinating bean. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Dental Medicine have been working on ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers have said, also warning of gum's pollution on the environment. Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny ...

Think chewing gum is harmless? Think again. A new study has found that every chew releases thousands of tiny plastic particles—called microplastics—into people’s mouths, which they unknowingly swallow ...