Eating insects is completely normal in large parts of the world, yet in Europe and North America the idea still makes most ...

While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...

Cicada nymphs in butter and garlic, prepared by entomologist Tad Lankoski, during a demonstration at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri. Many ...

An 8-year-old boy gingerly bit down on a sour cream-flavored cricket during a summer camp Monday at the Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur. "It tastes kind of crunchy and dry," Whitman ...

Ancient DNA indicates that humans’ ability and willingness to eat insects may have depended strongly on geography.

More than 2 billion people regularly eat insects — on purpose. They’re a great source of protein for communities around the world and some are considered delicacies reserved for special occasions. And ...

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 ...

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on fossil leaves from South ...

It’s the other Grubhub. Singapore’s state food agency redefined “mealworms” after approving a whopping 16 species of insects for human consumption, ranging from grasshoppers to beetle grubs. “With ...