Cockroaches are often referred to as pests: a destructive insect or animal that disrupts both our homes and society. Their abilities to spread disease, cause allergic reactions and just be a pretty ...

Marlene Zuk would like people to think more about creatures we usually avoid. Zuk, an evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of Minnesota, writes about rats and other urban visitors in ...

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 ...

A week before Christmas in 1983, two chemists at Yale University made a breakthrough that they thought could change the world. “It was like opening up a door and seeing a light,” one of the scientists ...

Can you ever love a roach? The crucial role roaches play in ecosystems may surprise you! You need roaches in your life. No, not the few pest species you might recognize scurrying on the floor, but ...

Q: I've recently come across small, brown bugs that look like cockroaches in my home. What do roaches look like? Could I be dealing with a different type of bug? A: Unfortunately, bugs that look like ...