There are 2,100 insects species consumed as food in over 110 countries. Consuming insects is common in many global cuisines -- from roasted grasshoppers in Mexico to deep-fried mealworms in Thailand - ...

In 2008, David Gracer spent 30 days eating a diet that might make most Americans blanch. His diet was 75 percent composed of insects. "It was a little bit difficult and I lost a bit of weight," said ...

In mid-March, a far-right Dutch member of parliament named Thierry Baudet tweeted "WE WILL NOT EAT THE BUGS" accompanied by a photo of himself holding a microphone in one hand and pouring golden ...

The steady glow from streetlights is changing the texture of tree leaves, making them less appetizing to insects, according to new research from China. Light pollution and fog combining to blur a New ...

Producing meat pollutes and requires a lot of space and resources (water, grains . . . ). To protect the planet, we must therefore find new sources of protein. One of the solutions is to replace, at ...

Slightly smaller than a house cat, but larger than pet mice, chinchillas may be one of the cutest and most charming rodents in the world. Chinchillas are known to have luxuriously silky, grayish fur ...

Light pollution disrupts circadian rhythms and ecosystems worldwide – but for plants, dependent on light for photosynthesis, its effects could be profound. Now scientists writing in Frontiers in Plant ...