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.

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 ...

People using sugar in cockroach traps has led to female roaches being turned off by the sugary “gifts” males use to entice them into mating. However, the demise of cockroaches cannot be celebrated, as ...

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.

To comprehend how a cockroach can live without its head, it’s essential to understand its anatomy. Cockroaches have a decentralized nervous system, meaning they do not rely solely on their brain ...

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.

Jewel wasps carve up cockroaches like jack-o’-lanterns in a way scientists have never seen before. ... the author of “Great Adaptations.” “I’m looking at something out of curiosity, ...