Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers have created what they call “µBites,” or protein-rich cookies with core ...

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Chemistry is very strange. Depending on how it’s bonded, the same element can either be the most harmless thing in the world or the most toxic substance imaginable. In a similar sense, something like ...

Plastic might be the last ingredient you would ever add to a cookie recipe. But a team of researchers is looking to change that. They've programmed yeasts to turn plastic and agricultural waste into ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 24, 2026 — Plastic might be the last ingredient you would ever add to a cookie recipe. But a team of researchers is looking to change that. They’ve programmed yeasts to turn plastic and ...

Biscuits made from waste plastic bottles could help solve global food shortages, say scientists. They have used specialised microbes to transform inedible material into protein-rich snacks in what ...

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Plastic bottles now rank among the most common finds across that history, with nearly 27 million collected through 2025. Cigarette butts remain the historical leader, and most contain plastic filters ...

Plastic bottles and cookies rarely show up in the same sentence, but a team of researchers just gave us a reason to talk about both together. According to Science Daily, scientists at Southern ...

Plastic bottles and agricultural waste can be converted into consumable cookies via genetically engineered yeast. The team members behind the initiative are currently awaiting institutional approval ...