Scientists from Queen's University Belfast have issued an urgent warning about the sheer number of microplastics released ...

Both natural and synthetic gums may contribute to your daily plastic intake, researchers find.

Plastic pollution may, as one researcher posits, be coming from a surprising source: chewing gum. In an essay for The ...

There are no human trials. But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that’s what we wanted to examine here ...

Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum — what is essentially a soft piece of plastic — as you chew ...

A large stick of gum could release more than 3,000 microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Here’s what that ...

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...

Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum ...

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

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

A new study reveals that a single piece of gum can release thousands of microplastics into your saliva—adding to your yearly ...