Researchers programmed yeast to turn plastic and agricultural waste into proteins, vitamins and flavorings for edible cookies ...

A cookie made partly from soda bottles and corn stalks might sound unappetizing, but ...

Thirty minutes north of Omaha, outside Blair, Nebraska, the aroma of steaming corn—damp and sweet—falls upon my car like a heavy curtain. The farmland rolls on, and the source of the smell remains a ...

Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are developing protein-rich cookies made using plastic waste and ...

Fantastic Kathleen Bader wants to save the world from polluting oil plastics with her healthy corn polymers. Racked with sleep-robbing back spasms, Kathlen Bader marches across a wintry parking lot ...

Corn farmers in Minnesota are investing in research at the University of Minnesota aimed at developing a more useful corn-based plastic. The Minnesota Corn Growers Association this week announced a ...

2005-07-23 04:00:00 PDT New York-- When Newman's Own Organics launched its Fresh Produce product line in January, the company chose plastic containers that not only held vegetables but also were made ...

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Corn Next, a leader in sustainable innovation and biodegradable solutions, has officially launched CornNext-17, a game-changing bio-based material ...

BLAIR, Neb. (AP) -- If America wants to reduce its consumption of oil and the buildup of slow-degrading plastic in landfills, one answer is softly swaying in the wind on farms across the country. Some ...