Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

In the wild, dogs spend a lot of their time chewing on bones, carcasses, sticks and kernels. For example, Australian dingoes can feed for up to 108 minutes in a single session.

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

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...

Kathryn Mills is affiliated with University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science In the wild, dogs spend a lot of their time chewing on bones, carcasses, sticks ... such as humans and rodents ...

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

Researchers have found that chewing gum releases microplastics into people's mouths, adding another source of microplastic ...

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