In this experiment, researchers tested the saliva composition of a person who chewed seven different gums, each for four ...

The tradition of sticking gum to a tree at the top of "Cardiac Hill" on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University dates back to the 1960s and continues to this day. However, the Gum Tree ...

A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the body, according to researchers at the University of ...

Extrapolating this further, a 2–6 gram piece of gum may release as many as 3,000 microplastics. Multiply that by the average amount of gum chewed annually, that you could be looking at around ...

The authors were surprised to find that chewing natural gums didn’t really make a difference. The average number of microplastics in 1 gram of synthetic gum was 104, and in natural gum it was 96.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Pien Huang of Short Wave about a double emergence of cicadas this spring, invasive ants in Kenya, and the secrets in an ancient wad of chewing gum.

According to CNN, Fruit Stripe Gum has been around since the 1960s and came in five flavors: Wet n’ Wild Melon, Cherry, Lemon, Orange and Peach. The brand's mascot was Yipes the Zebra and each ...

January 11, 2024 / 12:48 PM EST / MoneyWatch Farewell to Fruit Stripe Gum Fruit Stripe Gum and Super Bubble have been discontinued, ending the decades-long runs of two iconic chewing gum brands.

The iconic chewing gum Fruit Stripe will be discontinued, its manufacturer, Ferrara, announced last week. The candy company, which also produces Red Hots and Runts, told FOX Business that the move ...