UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and ...

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

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

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

New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...

By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

The study found that most microplastics were released within the first two minutes of chewing. Lisa Lowe, a graduate student ...

Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...