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 ...

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

The idea of edible bugs may sound strange among Western diners, but entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects, is anything but new in Asia, Africa, and South America. There are many cultures that ...

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 ...

Eating insects is completely normal in large parts of the world, yet in Europe and North America the idea still makes most people cringe. For a long time this was chalked up to culture alone, just ...

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 ...

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 ...

For anyone on the fence about eating insect-based foods, a tasting experiment may be enough to change some minds. To discover how consumers respond to insect-based foods, researchers from the ...

Tufts welcomed chef Joseph Yoon, the executive director of Brooklyn Bugs Wednesday, April 17, to host an educational workshop on the health and environmental benefits of incorporating insects into the ...

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 ...