Jiminy Cricket may be able to do more than guide our consciences: he, or his kin, may also provide food security solutions for a growing and hungry world. However, the notion of insects-as-food ...

They’re a rich source of protein and use a fraction of the resources of beef or poultry. If people can get over the ‘ew’ factor, edible insects are poised to become a massive industry. Tiny critters ...

One of my earliest memories was when, as a toddler, I ate a grasshopper-flour cookie with flies baked into it. I was four years old, on a trip to a natural sciences museum that had a special insect ...

They don't taste like chicken, but insects do have their own unique – and delicious – flavor profiles. Oh, and they are considered by many to be the most sustainable protein source on the planet.

On the next Outdoor Explorer, I’ll be talking about Entomophagy with Chris Gilberds, a chef from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Entomophagists are people who eat insects, and Chris Gilberds has a lot to ...

It’s a nutritious food source packed with proteins, vitamins and healthy fats. It’s also a popular one, consumed annually by more than 2 billion people around the world. Entomophagy, the practice of ...

Bug-based foods bring a slew of benefits, including protein levels comparable to traditional meats, relatively high nutrient levels, lower emissions of greenhouse gases, and decreased land ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Neal Menzies wants you to eat bugs. He's not the school bully or a slightly deranged hippie but a professor at Queensland's largest ...

Scientists who study bugs are thinking harder about how to turn them into good food. By JoAnna Klein Repeat after me: entomophagy. It’s derived from Greek and Latin: “entomon,” meaning “insect,” and ...