Billions of people regularly eat insects. In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, chapulines – toasted grasshoppers – stand out as a beloved seasonal treat that follows the start of the rainy season, ...

Grasshoppers are comical-looking bugs with massive jumping legs and wings that help them sail away from you or another danger. How great would it be to simply glide away from people you didn’t want to ...

Eating toasted grasshoppers in parts of Mexico, a food once derided as only for poor people, is now celebrated as a delicacy by visiting tourists from the United States and elsewhere. In the book, ...

Insect infestations will hit states in the West and the Plains this summer. Tom Wright, owner of the D&W Livestock Company, watches as cattle feed on alfalfa cubes on his ranch near Newcastle, Wyo.

So are we actually going to try this?! Researchers in Cameroon have uncovered the surprising health benefits of a grasshopper-based diet, suggesting these insects could be the key to better sleep, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeffrey H. Cohen, The Ohio State University (THE CONVERSATION) Billions of people ...