Plastic, long considered nonbiodegradable and one of the biggest contributors to global pollution, might have met its match: The small, brownish, squirmy mealworm. Researchers have learned that the ...

With the world’s human population continuing to grow, there’s a risk that food supplies could one day fall behind demand. But don’t worry, scientists have found a new slimy, wriggling source of ...

Would you eat food made with worms? Starting this week, certain products may legally contain mealworm powder, as the European Commission has officially approved its use for the next five years. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Consider the lowly mealworm. Researchers at Stanford University have been doing just that and they've discovered the little larvae have a big appetite for plastic -- ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. With worries over food security and rising prices and mouths to feed, ...

Westford, USA, Aug. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to SkyQuest, mealworms, scientifically known as the larvae of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor), are a common insect species. They ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Insects have come closer to becoming a staple in European diets after the EU's food safety agency deemed the ...

BOSTON -- Some scientists are proposing mealworms as a healthier alternative to meat. There are many parts of the world where the nutritional benefits of insects are celebrated, but most people here ...