RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The BugFest Critter Cook-off at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has always been one of the Triangle's most novel annual events, but the idea of cooking with ...

How the frenzy over farming insects for food went bust.

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. After 17 years underground, Brood XIV ...

You deserve a treat – and this spring, Mother Nature is providing a seemingly endless supply. Trillions of cicadas are emerging from the ground after a years-long absence, and any one of them could be ...

One person’s pest may be another person’s repast. The trillions of cicadas that will blanket wooded areas of central Illinois later this month are not only edible, but the insects are high in protein ...

In the mood for silkworm satay? Or how about nasi lemak served up with some crispy crickets on the side? Singapore’s state food agency has approved 16 species of edible insects for sale and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Intern Heather Darnell enjoys a crunchy cricket. Cricket curry and rice: a healthy, wholesome meal. The “Coooking with Insects” demonstration drew ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of ...