Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene.Larisa Ilijin, a principal research fellow at Belgrade’s Institute for Biology, said the scientists had ...

Mealworms are commonly used as food for both animals and people. But research over the past few years has indicated that they have some even more impressive capabilities, including some that don’t ...

Eating plastic, it’s fantastic! Scientists might have found an unlikely solution to the trash problem choking our planet — a plastic-eating insect, which was described in the journal Nature. 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 -- ...

Would you like some meaty, savory mealworm powder seasoning with your food? It’s a question you might soon be hearing at the dinner table, or at least that’s the hope of scientists at South Korea’s ...

WASHINGTON — Mom’s Organic Market is rolling out insects as a protein product, and its Ivy City store in D.C. will be among the first to get the products. Selections include cricket or mealworm ...

Picture the following scene from Disney’s 1994 classic "The Lion King." Timon lifts a log to reveal a glut of multicolored insects. He presents a wriggling worm as big as his own body and eats it (off ...