Among a certain kind of food-futurist-nerd, it’s accepted wisdom that crickets and grasshoppers might be the protein source of the next generation. There are 30—thirty!—startups in North America ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although insects are not generally considered a staple of American diets, eating them is quite common worldwide. In recent years, ...

A new kind of Black Plague is upon us — a plague of little black crickets. They're in the corners of bedrooms at night, keeping us awake with their chirping. They're creeping under doors and through ...

While we as humans are now aware of microplastics and are actively trying to avoid them, crickets may choose to consume them as a tasty snack. Microplastics can range in size from 5 millimeters (mm) ...

STORRS, CT -- A food truck at the University of Connecticut is serving up roasted crickets. The Daily Campus reports the university's dining services are advertising the insects as organic, not ...

To a human, microplastics are very small at less than 5 millimeters (mm) wide. But to an insect, microplastics might be the same size as the food they usually eat. Researchers reporting in ACS’ ...