Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the immune system and benefits metabolism, according to a new study in mice. Who can forget the stomach ...

Chitin is a dietary fiber found abundantly in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans; the shells of crabs and lobsters, for example. New research suggests that chomping down on chitin ...

There are about 40 kinds of cats out there – like me. There’s only one kind of human on Earth now. But there are more than a million kinds of insects. That’s just the insect species we know about.

Many animals couldn’t survive without their exoskeletons. Insects, spiders, crustaceans, and coral are just some of the creatures that wear their protection on the outside. But identifying the very ...

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often ...