Almost every week, it seems, I read another news story about eating bugs. Usually, it’s some hyperventilating young reporter going on about how one day we'll all be eating bugs; or boasting about ...

If you've ever wondered what the ingredient is that makes jelly beans so hard and shiny, you may wish you had never asked that question at all. So let's not beat around the bush: Jelly beans are shiny ...

For lacquer finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Shellac starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree branches by the tiny lac bug (Laccifer lacca), which ...

The next time you're eating shiny candy, look at the ingredients list. You might see "confectioner's glaze." Also known as "shellac" or "beetlejuice," confectioner's glaze is not powdered sugar like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shellac is a natural resin that comes from tiny insects harvested off tree branches in India. Indians have valued the bug for ...