Fossil remains of these worms were uncovered in the sedimentary deposits at the Sirius Passet site in North Greenland

It is known that smoking or eating cannabis can increase the desire for eating salty, sweet or fatty carbohydrate-rich treats such as crisps or ice cream

The much-vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition – the European Union’s food safety agency says worms are safe to eat.

The poet William Blake may have said “the cut worm forgives the plough”, but Fiann Ó Nualláin is not too sure.