Insects are a natural alternative for those who wish to avoid red meat, and are fearful of laboratory-produced foods. Are they coming to your table soon? Could be ... and they have more antioxidants ...

In a significant move to prioritize public health, U.S. regulators announced a ban on the use of the food dye known as Red 3, marking the end of its authorization in the nation's food supply. This ...

Vibrant red caterpillars have been found clustered on plants at Everglades National Park and closer inspection has revealed it is not another invasive species in South Florida. The insects are a ...

That natural red coloring in your food and makeup might come from a place that may make you cringe: The ground-up bodies of thousands of tiny insects. Thousands of miles from your local grocery store, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Warm weather tends to bring the bugs out of hiding, and one you may start seeing all over your patio, ...

They are known as gloomy scales, and these insects can make a red maple tree’s life downright dreary. This is because the arthropods feed and thrive on them, especially in warm and dry urban ...

WASHINGTON -- Food and cosmetic labels may soon be required to list the presence of widely used red colorings made from insects but will not have to disclose the dyes' origins, according to a proposed ...

A strange cloud of disturbed silt in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Panama unexpectedly led marine biologists to an incredible sight: thousands of red crabs close to the sea bottom that were ...

LAS CRUCES - The city of Las Cruces has seen an influx of small black-and-red insects in recent days. Numbers of these seed-eating bugs are likely spiking in Las Cruces because the desert plants on ...

DEAR JOAN: There are red baby insects with black dots everywhere at the Hollister dog park, and no one knows what they are. This is the second hatching over the past six months, and they seem to ...