China's Cockroach Farms Are A Glimpse Into Our Protein Future
Science The environmentally friendly way to farm You've heard the arguments. Insects are cheap to grow, easy on the environment, and high in protein and minerals. In contrast, livestock such as pigs...
View ArticleA Taste Test Of Bug-Filled Protein Bars [Video]
Health We blindfolded Popular Science staff members and made them eat crickety treats.
View ArticleC-Fu: The Tofu Made Of 100 Percent Mealworm Protein
Environment Fry it up with some sesame oil and ginger We haven't tasted it yet, but love it already. We haven't tasted it yet, but love it already.
View ArticleI Chomped My Way Through Five Courses of Horrifying Bugs
Entertainment And liked it! Among the taxidermic polar bears and emperor penguins that line the walls of the Explorers Club in Manhattan, a white linen tablecloth covers a small table with plates of…
View ArticleThe Environmental Benefits Of Eating Crickets Vs. Chicken: It’s Complicated
From Our Blogs: Our Modern Plagues In recent years, foodies and earth-conscious eaters alike have grown increasingly interested in entomophagy (for the uninitiated, that’s the practice of eating...
View ArticleThese Bugs Recycle Food Waste
Environment Grubbly Farms turns scrap-eating insects into livestock food Insects may be a tasty, environmentally-friendly source of protein...but not everybody is excited about chowing down on bugs....
View ArticleFarm-To-Table Mealworms
From Our Blogs: Our Modern Plagues A new Kickstarter offers a kitchen-top insect farm. LIVIN just launched a Kickstarter for the LIVIN Farms Hive, which is a counter-top mealworm farm that you can...
View ArticleWe Ate Pasta Made Out Of Crickets
Entertainment How does fusilli made with powdered insects compare to traditional pasta? yes…
View ArticleCockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet
DIY Watch the PopSci team try some buggy dishes. Bugs provide a superior source of protein: Pound per pound, their land requirements and water usage are laughably low compared to even the most...
View ArticleTwo people got rat lungworm from eating raw centipedes. Could you be next?
Health The answer is yes—even if you don't like eating bugs. Rat lungworm isn’t confined to Asia and the Caribbean anymore: It’s in the U.S. And you don’t have to knowingly eat raw bugs for the...
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