Startups selling chips or protein bars made with crickets tout the environmental advantages of insects compared to raising cows or chickens. But the market for insects as food, while growing, is still ...

Natalie Rubio pushes through the glass revolving doors of Tuft’s Science and Technology Center. Her feet take her on autopilot through the atrium and up a flight of stairs to the culture lab to check ...

The future of environmentally friendly food may rely heavily on lab-grown insect meat, according to a new scientific report. Unlike lab-grown beef, pork, and other traditional meat products, these ...

In 2018, IKEA’s innovative Space10 lab introduced the Bug Burger, featuring a patty made from a mixture of beetroot, parsnips, potatoes, and mealworms (described as “larval form of a darkling beetle”) ...

Livestock farming is destroying our planet. It is a major cause of land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, acid rain, coral reef degeneration, deforestation - and of course, climate change.

What is the life of a cricket worth? Besides being big business, insect farms also provide important sources of protein and income for rural households. They can be established cheaply, with little ...

Depending on whom you ask, the future of food is plant-based burgers that bleed. Or we should all be eating insects instead of cows. Or we need to grow hamburgers in the lab by culturing cells, thus ...

A new report from the British investment bank Barclays predicts that edible insects are poised to be one of the next big food trends in the West, much like raw fish before it — and the insect protein ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In the rush of student life, we often opt for quick and cheap protein sources to ...

Editor's NoteWith super-aging and ultra-low birth rates, along with the advent of the artificial intelligence (AI) era, new changes are occurring in the world of occupations. We introduce the world of ...

After the explosive popularity of plant-based “meat” like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, it’s only a matter of time before bugs reclaim their own spot on the dinner table. According to Meticulous ...

Nestlé is introducing a new line of cat and dog food that uses insect proteins to fuel your pet instead of meat-packed recipes. On Thursday, Nestlé issued a release announcing the development of ...