When the Brood X cicadas emerged in March 2021, a flurry of news articles and social media posts followed, with a curious suggestion: eating them. Recipes and advice for the best ways to cook these ...

Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. Zoologists have now tested mealworms in a more realistic ...

Insidious pirate bugs, as they're called, live in corn and soybean fields eating other insects like spider mites and aphids.

Back for its 18th year, Bug Fest will return to Drexel's Academy of Natural Sciences on the weekend of Aug. 9 and 10, providing enough entertainment for a hive of kids and adults alike. “Bugs make up ...