Evolution has saved roach reproduction from an earlier mutation that interfered with how males court females. By Bethany Brookshire Cockroaches are changing up their sex lives, and it’s all our fault.

A close look at a viral spider video reveals how web-building spiders use silk to restrain, transport, and consume large prey ...

(A) Maze channel design, (B) guiding electric stimulation, (C) punishing electric stimulation, and (D) punishing heat stimulation. The lower-right image is a thermal image of the maze surface. The ...

Roaches are more diverse, more complex, and less pestilent than we tend to think. The American cockroach is peridomestic, meaning it lives near people both indoors and out. Popular habitats include ...

Two wood-feeding cockroaches (Salganea taiwanensis). The one on the left is missing it's wings after the mutual wing-eating behavior. The one on the right has it's wings intact. Haruka Osaki and Eiiti ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

The German cockroach is an indoor pest that is found across the world. Science has finally solved the mystery of its origin. The cockroach, contrary to popular belief, isn’t one species. There are ...

Have you ever thought you’d be seeing a cyborg cockroach that runs on solar power and carries a backpack that looks like an electric circuit? A team of researchers at Japan’s RIKEN research institute ...

Hidden behind stacks of cardboard across factories in China, billions of cockroaches are quietly fueling a multi-million-dollar revolution that could change the way we eat and live. Humans may be ...