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

Scientists develop an antiviral chewing gum that neutralizes over 95% of influenza and herpes viruses, potentially ...

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 ...

She’s in bubble trouble. A Florida woman was charged with a felony after allegedly smacking a “large wad” of chewing gum onto a Tesla — causing nearly $3,000 worth of damage, according to ...

During the mass shooting at Florida State University, students used chewing gum to stick paper over classroom windows to ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two minutes of chewing—thanks to the mechanical action, rather than the enzymatic ...

Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied. They’re made from a rubbery base, sweetener, flavorings, and other ingredients. Natural gum products are made using a ...