How cockroaches came to rule the world. A team of scientists has found that, without humans, the most pervasive species of cockroach probably wouldn’t exist.

"Our study is an excellent example of using classical chemical ecology techniques to uncover evolutionary adaptations in a completely unexplored insect species. The fascinating results underline the ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists have studied the strange partnership between ants and seeds. In this relationship, known as myrmecochory, ants are drawn to seeds that offer fatty, ...

Cockroaches are incredible survivors due to their physical and behavioral adaptations. About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth.

She works on cockroach management projects across the U.S. and often finds 700 cockroaches in traps left in ... “Then you can reconstruct the path of adaptation,” Dr. Bornberg-Bauer ...

German cockroaches have similar adaptations, Schal said. Both species developed these genetic changes long before humans came on the scene, he said.

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This roach is very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals.

An amazing insect habitat that is not only functional for the bugs, but artistic to boot. Matt Huber, Rick Shilling, Mike Guetig and Nick Guy install the insect habitat work of art in the Ripley ...

It’s part of the zoo’s “Cry Me a Cockroach” event on Valentine’s Day. And if your ex-boo was an especially snaky one, pay $20 more to have zoo keepers feed a frozen rat to a reptile instead.

The ancestors of German cockroaches pestered people about 2,000 years ago far from Germany, a study found. Here’s how the critters achieved global domination.

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.

But scientists aren’t sure how these two skills evolved—and understanding the history of the cockroach may shed light on these adaptations and perhaps even on ways to counteract them, Tang says.