Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging ...

Crunchy cricket tacos anyone? If the idea sounds stomach-turning, consider new research that shows humans are meant to eat bugs. Well, insects to be exact. Rutgers researchers found that insects were ...

A pupil drying flying termites at their home in Chemorog'ion in Baringo south on May 4,2022. [File, Standard] Remember the grasshoppers you used to chase as a child, or the termites that made you feel ...

While you might not be eager to chomp chocolate-covered cicadas, edible insects are a part of the human legacy. Dr. Julie Lesnik, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Wayne State ...

Entomophagy has long been recognised as an underutilised strategy to address food security issues. Eating insects is one part ...

The invention of sliced bread, for all the acclaim it occasioned, offered little more than an ergonomic advantage. It spared mothers’ fingertips and accelerated the proliferation of the PB&J, but the ...

Bugs! It's what's for dinner. At least that's the pitch that the University of Minnesota Entomology Department will be making at an event this Saturday, the Great Minnsect Show, that will give the ...

From Kardashian protein popcorn to the TikTok trends of blended cottage cheese and chicken smoothies, people are going to extreme lengths to eat more protein. Worldwide search interest in "protein" ...

We are taught to be careful as children; we are cautioned that wasps will sting us, that flies carry diseases, and that beetles can bite. Even bees are to be treated with caution: their honeyed gifts ...