When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

Clever engineers at a Chinese video company built a tiny, swiveling robot that can shoot pieces of gum right into your mouth.

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum ...

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

Languages: English. Chewing a single piece of gum can release hundreds to thousands of pieces of microplastic into the saliva in your mouth—likely to go on to be swallowed. This is the warning ...