Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Insects are capable of reproducing in fascinating ways. Throughout the world, these diverse critters feature a wide range of anatomy, each specialized to their environment. The hissing cockroach is ...

One dose of an insecticide can kill three generations of cockroaches as they feed off of each other and transfer the poison, according to Purdue University entomologists who tested the effectiveness ...

To most people, cockroaches are abhorrent, disease-ridden pests, scuttling under the fridge when you go to the kitchen for a midnight snack. But those who know cockroaches well understand that they ...

A female cockroach “Piniblattella yixianesis” center, with a long ootheca at the end of her abdomen, pauses on a tree trunk in an early Cretaceous forest. (Artwork by Dr Chen Wang) Very early on, ...