Roughly 10,500 years ago, a teenage girl popped a piece of ancient “gum” into her mouth and started chewing. She probably had brown hair and brown eyes, and lived in what is now Estonia. That’s the ...

If you watch sci-fi movies, you’d think that flying a spaceship is just like driving a slightly more complicated car (or a Winnebago in Spaceballs). And George Lucas gave us those galactic battles ...

It might come as a shock to some, but plastic has been a staple ingredient in chewing gum for decades - no wonder our parents told us not to swallow it! Now, however, the concept of having plastic in ...

Chewing gum may help strengthen jaw muscles, but there is little evidence to suggest that it can visibly alter a person’s jawline. Excessive gum chewing may lead to jaw pain, headaches, and tooth ...

Chewing gum may be more than a sweet habit. It may boost endurance in athletes and help patients heal faster. However, scientists warn that kids and seniors are still left out of the evidence. Study: ...

We all know the ritual of unwrapping a stick of gum before a big date, a job interview or to stay awake during a college lecture or afternoon slump. After all, gum is the ultimate multitasker – ...

Commercial space offers the United States a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize its defense posture, enhance resilience, and stay ahead of adversaries in the most dynamic warfighting domain ...

The base for conventional chewing gum contains food-grade plastic polymers. Natural gums, however, are known for their non-synthetic ingredients like tree sap and plant-based wax. But a researcher at ...

A presentation of Cangyu Space Technology's MEO and GEO constellation plan, June 2025. Credit: Cangyu Space Technology HELSINKI — Private firm Cangyu Space Technology is planning a commercial data ...

Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane has come under fire for chewing bubble gum during a tense Portfolio Committee session last week. In a statement released and quickly ...

Space startup LeoLabs operates seven radar sites — including this one in Western Australia — that monitor objects in low Earth orbit. (LeoLabs) The Space Force recently launched a survey of the ...