Mealworms are part of the population of edible insects. Their consumption is embraced in Asia and parts of Europe. Mealworms are packed with nutrients, especially protein. This nutritious delicacy is ...

Would you eat a mealworm? Bob Simpson hopes your answer is yes — or that you’d at least feed some to your chickens. Simpson owns Vermont Mealworm Farm, where he raises roughly 2.4 million of the ...

Ikea meatballs are almost as much of a draw for customers as their furry, Game of Thrones-approved rugs or their iconic Fratka shopping bags, but now the Swedish home goods giant will be offering a ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

AARHUS, Denmark (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fancy starting your morning with some grub granola? Or having a wrap for lunch made with insect flour? How about ending the day with stir-fried or ...

Fernando Rivera, 11, won’t eat Brussels sprouts. There’s something in the smell that he can’t quite put his finger on. One time, he tried the tiny cabbage, and he had a hard time getting it down his ...

Dolton-Calumet City Elementary School District 149 has informed parents a mealworm was found this week on a middle school table where students were eating lunch. Rumors circulated on social media of ...

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 ...

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, ...

What would you say if your parents served mealworm macaroni for dinner? How about tarantula tacos, with chocolate chip cricket cookies as dessert? You might think they were pranking you, but eating ...