HONOLULU (KHON2) — Would you eat insects? A new study has found that the exoskeletons of insects can induce weigh loss in mice. But what about humans? Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ...

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 ...

Eating foods rich in dietary fiber is part of a healthy diet. One lesser-known rich source of dietary fiber called chitin can be found in the exoskeletons of crustaceans and insects, as well as in ...

Surprising new research shows that, contrary to conventional belief, remains of chitin-protein complex–structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide–are present in abundance in fossils of ...

A new material that mimics the exoskeleton of insects has the strength and toughness of aluminum, but weighs half as much. "Shrilk," developed by a research team at Harvard University's Wyss Institute ...

What should we build our shelters from when we finally send a crewed mission to Mars? If researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design are to be believed, the answer is simple: A ...