Western dislike of eating insects may be linked to ancient geography, genetics, and long-term diet patterns, not just culture.

Insects may be full of protein, but they weren’t on the menu for prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe or Central Asia. Even today, people descended from these ancient populations lack the ability to ...

In recent years, human population growth, coupled with the climate crisis, environmental pressures, and current production and consumption patterns, has driven the search for alternative food sources.

Modern humans who lived close to the equator were found to be more likely to be able to digest bugs, but this ability ...

While you might not be eager to chomp chocolate-covered cicadas, edible insects are a part of the human legacy. Dr. Julie Lesnik, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Wayne State ...

Don't ever want to eat bugs for lunch? New study shows you may want to try it. A new research study published by the American ...