Eat bugs for survival? The U.N. says it’s a good idea in new promotion for Entomophagy.

Various types of insects and bugs for sale to eat in a foreign market

The U.N. has begun promoting edible insects as a low-fat, high protein food for people, pets, and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, creating jobs in developing countries, and feeding millions of hungry people around the world. And yes, bugs can be an important part of…

Officials in Belize say a road-building construction company has purposely destroyed one of the country’s largest Mayan pyramids. The company destroyed the Mayan pyramid in order to extract rock for a road-building project. The Mayan temple dated back to pre-Columbian times and is estimated to be 2,300 year old. Only a small piece of the…

Mourners filing past the casket during a Zimbabwe funeral this week were shocked when they man they came to mourn suddenly “returned from the dead”. 34-year-old Brighton Dama Zanthe was laid to rest on Monday after dying at his home the day before. At his funeral, one family member thought he noticed Zanthe’s leg twitching.

There’s a bit of rumbling on the wires the past few days. I cannot validate all of the sources so for now, just consider this “interesting” reading and watch for more news. Sources are claiming that one or more attacks against large U.S. targets or infrastructure are in the pipeline. The attacks are said to…

Any farmer will tell you that when it comes to efficiently growing food, compost is “black gold”. But some fear that fertilizer or compost made from human waste could be at risk of containing heavy metals, pathogens, or pharmaceuticals causing many environmentalists to consider it unsafe for enhancing plant growth. Others however, counter that contaminants…

Last month, after a horrifying execution, police in Chile arrested four members of a bizarre cult last month for allegedly burning a three-day-old baby alive on a ritual bonfire. The cult members celebrated the murder, believing that the end of the world was near and that the infant baby was the “Antichrist” and in a…

There are a couple of ways to make a PVC bow. In a pinch, you can simply take a 4-6 foot piece of PVC pipe, notch the ends, and string with paracord at a high enough tension to bend the bow limbs. The second method is a bit more involved but results in a more…

In 2012, Russian Billionaire Dmitry Itskov announced the founding of the 2045 Initiative which he explained is a way to extend the human life by replacing human beings with hybrid bio-electronic replicas. Partnering with Itskov in the project are many Russian experts in the fields of anthropomorphic robotics, living systems modeling and brain and consciousness…

Reminiscent of the Road Runner’s ploy to post phony signs intended to throw Wiley Coyote off track, thousands of runners at the Marathon of the North in Sunderland, United Kingdom were dismayed to find that they had been disqualified after taking a wrong turn in the April 28, 2013 event. Over 5,000 runners were told…

Pine tree sap can be tapped and used to make paint and resin products. It makes a great water-proof sealant for buckets and tarps and can be used as an adhesive. Pine tree sap can also be used as stove fuel and it can be boiled and mixed with ash or sand and compressed to…