The jewel wasp is a parasite with a method so precise it can turn a cockroach into a living host without killing it ...

Learn more about termite evolution and how shedding key genes from their cockroach ancestors helped them build more complex ...

Researchers traced termite DNA back to cockroach ancestors and found genetic loss played a key role in building social ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

A Guide to Reproductive Diversity,” the second work by the author of “The Ecology of Center City, Philadelphia.” Frank, a ...

Termites are the descendants of cockroaches, and have undergone significant genetic change to live in vast colonies where ...

Tracing the emergence of termites back to cockroaches, scientists have found that termites didn’t become more socially complex by gaining new genes, but by losing them. The findings shed new light on ...

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did such complex social systems evolve from solitary ancestors that looked much ...

Termites became social powerhouses by stripping away genes tied to competition and independence. This genetic shedding locked in monogamy, boosted cooperation, and paved the way for their ...

State health officials have shuttered the Maui Beach Ballroom at Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului due to a cockroach infestation. The Hawaii Department of Health said it issued Maui Beach Ballroom a red ...

Most living organisms break down instantly when exposed to outer space. With no oxygen, crushing radiation, and extreme ...

Cockroach infestations don’t just bring creepy crawlers, they fill homes with allergens and bacterial toxins that can trigger asthma and allergies. NC State researchers found that larger infestations ...