Chewing gum can secrete tiny plastic particles into saliva and bloodstreams, scientists in the US and China say, pointing to the latest source of microplastics in the human body.  In a paper presented ...

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

When asked about new faces spotted in his Nee Soon GRC, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said some are "clearly not ...

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

Dental implants in Mill Bay help to prevent this bone loss by acting as artificial tooth roots. They fuse with the bone in a ...

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

Voting is now open for Townsville’s naughtiest pet 2025 on the Townsville Bulletin website. We put the call out for the cheekiest animals reigning hell on your life, and have created a shortlist of 24 ...

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

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

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.

According to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into ...