Say it ain’t so, Bazooka Joe. The manufacturer of the classic Bazooka bubble gum was the victim of a clever con in which a man intercepted a $1.2 million check meant for the company and pocketed it by ...

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 ...

Bubble gum elicits a unique memory for everyone. Maybe you recall sharing it with friends during recess, buying a large pack with tooth fairy money, or trying your first piece of blue raspberry Hubba ...

Diemer mixed creativity, curiosity and instinct with a little bit of luck and pink food coloring to change the reason humans chew. The young man, just 23 at the time, had no scientific training. But ...

Microplastics, super-tiny plastic fragments, are found in many of the products we use in everyday life. A pilot study by UCLA engineers found that microplastics are also present in chewing gum. The ...