Today, as a global leader in the cultivation of insect protein for food, it has a weekly harvest of 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg) ...

New brain and heart data from a Portuguese laboratory reveal that surprise, rather than deep-seated disgust, is the main ...

By David Brown In a rural area of Zambia, where eating insects has long been a part of local food culture, reviving the ...

Are you grossed out by the thought of eating insects? What effect would eating bugs have on your body? And could they become ...

New research from Durham University highlights how insects have been part of human diets for thousands of years despite ...

Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging as an attractive alternative: they are rich in nutrients, resource-efficient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bugs! It's what's for dinner. At least that's the pitch that the University of Minnesota Entomology Department will be making at ...

A new study suggests consuming insect protein slows weight gain and improves health status in obese mice. The findings are promising for humans, lead study author Kelly Swanson, interim director of ...

Evidence from archaeological sites across the world shows that insects have long provided an important source of food.

In the midst of a food allergy epidemic, it is important to be aware of all of the possible allergens that people eat, knowingly or unknowingly. Even in the Western world, we each unwittingly eat ...

David Gracer lifts a giant water bug, places his thumbs in a pre-sliced slit in its underside, and flips off its head. “Smell the meat,” he says, sniffing the decapitated creature, and the people ...