Discover how the cochineal insect's red dye influenced civilizations, from the Aztecs to the British redcoats.

Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to color their foods, ...

Ruben Amorim could be forced to make a selection that would horrify Gary Neville as injuries are beginning for Manchester ...

Anaphylactic reactions are very rare after other insect bites. Reason: other insects don't have venom. Most insect bites cause a red bump. Some are larger (like a hive). Some have a small water ...

The Red Sox truck arrives in Fort Myers tomorrow. Among the many items on board: 24,000 baseballs 1,100 bats 200 batting ...

Some manufacturers have already abandoned Red 3, opting for natural alternatives such as beet juice, carmine (a dye derived from insects), and pigments sourced from purple sweet potato ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting ...

Kenya's flower industry is being ravaged by pests, leading some flower farmers to rely more heavily on toxic pesticides ...