Misunderstood and often feared, insects play a crucial role in nature – something that 31-year-old Wendy Zhang hopes to ...

Singapore, which imports most of its food, hopes to meet its "30 by 30" goal, which involves locally producing 30 per cent of its nutritional needs by 2030. This initiative aims to reduce the city ...

Across the region, insect conservation is under-represented in research, funding and public discourse. Read more at ...

SINGAPORE: A total of 10 cyborg cockroaches from Singapore have been sent to Myanmar to assist with search-and-rescue efforts ...

The insect-robot hybrids are fitted with tiny ‘backpacks’ containing infrared cameras and sensors to detect human heat ...

Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon Chantajohn learned from her grandfather which insects were best to ...

One new bar in Singapore is taking the edible insect trend to gourmet proportions. At Native, the S$23 ($16) "Antz" cocktail comes with local ants blended into the yoghurt-based drink. SEE ALSO ...

Singapore sends cockroaches. This marks the first time in the world that cyborg cockroaches have been used in humanitarian ...

In a global first, Singapore has deployed cyborg cockroaches to assist in earthquake rescue efforts in Myanmar following the devastating 7.7-magnitude quake on March 28 that killed over 3,000 people.