A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to climate change, but in the harsh drylands many are reluctant to take up the trade. Gum arabic, golden ...

"How is gum made?" a participant in the Libertyville Parks Teen Travelers bike camp asked. The story of gum is not all sweet and snappy. Chewing gum goes way back - about 2,000 years. People through ...

A recently harvested blue gum plantation showing remnant trees left due to koalas. Author provided Discover the latest in science, tech, and space with over 100,000 subscribers who rely on Phys.org ...

Humans have a fondness for chewing on things they don't actually eat, a habit that literally goes back thousands of years.

The collected sap is boiled, stirred and kneaded in large pots until the sap thickens and becomes elastic. Natural chewing gum is made from the sap of the chico zapote, trees, which grow near Tulum in ...

Sweet gum is a common tree in the forests of central New Jersey and points south, and from the Atlantic to Texas. It also grows in the mountains of Mexico and Central America, a survivor from a time ...

The wonderful potential of graphene has been well covered on our pages, with its supreme strength, ultra-thin profile, and excellent electrical and thermal conductivity opening up all kinds of ...