Every year, the British public munches through around four billion pieces of chewing gum. But what may be less well known is ...

"How is gum made?" a participant in the Libertyville Parks Teen Travelers bike camp asked. The story of gum is not all sweet and snappy. Chewing gum goes way back - about 2,000 years. People through ...

Chewing gum has been around for thousands of years. These are some of the oldest known chewing gums in human history.

The founder of UK-based ‘super natural’ chewing gum start-up Milliways is also calling for a single-use plastic levy to make it easier for consumers to switch to a ‘more sustainable’ option. Chew on ...

Here is another special rare tropical fruit tree that can be grown at home in Costa Rica: sapodilla, or chicle zapote in Spanish, a native tree in our region. Besides being perhaps one of the ...

Both synthetic and natural gums were found to contain microplastics. While the long-term effects of exposure to microplastics are not well understood, emerging evidence has suggested several potential ...

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Research has continued to find that fruit protects your gum health and wards off inflammation. A recent study, published in ...

Neolithic people seem to have enjoyed chewing gum just as much as a bored kid in calculus. Their discarded wads are even ...

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 hundreds ...