Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While cockroaches can seem like just a nuisance, their presence can pose some real health risks. Cockroaches carry bacteria that ...

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Cockroaches tend to unsettle people for obvious reasons, though their biology is often stranger than their appearance. One detail that repeatedly surprises people is the colour of their blood. Unlike ...

When conditions get too dry, Madagascar hissing cockroaches like to "cuddle." Under certain conditions, the large insects gather in groups, with many participants in physical contact with one another.

There's a good reason a cockroach elicits a feeling of disgust when we see one scuttle past. Cockroaches carry a wide range of diseases and pathogens including bubonic plague, dysentery, hepatitis, ...

I bet that headline wasn't on your bingo card this week. Researchers at the University of Osaka have equipped cyborg insects with teeny tiny helmets to steer them around various environments, without ...

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 ...