SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic ...

Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases hundreds — if not thousands — of microplastics into your saliva, which ...

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into the saliva that may be ingested, new study has found. This research, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San ...

A health researcher has warned he wouldn’t want his own children chewing on gum because it exposes them to thousands of microplastic particles.

A study reveals that by chewing gum we could be releasing hundreds of microplastics into our mouths. What does this mean for our health? Scientists are investigating the possible effects of this daily ...

Are there really microplastics in chewing gum? George tries to find out. In March of 2025, scientists announced they'd found microplastics in 10 brands of chewing gum, including five brands of ...

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also chomping on, and possibly ingesting, hundreds, if not thousands, of ...

While extensive research is still needed to determine how microplastics impact human health, we are learning more about how widespread these plastic particles actually are. This year brought many new ...

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also chomping on, and possibly ingesting, hundreds, if not thousands, of ...

Microplastics seem to be the health topic du jour. But to address them, you first need to understand precisely what they are and where the research stands. Here's what you need to know about ...

In his 1974 graduation speech at Caltech, Richard Feynman said words that every scientist should always live by: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest ...