The Houston Museum of Natural Science is bringing back one of its most unusual Valentine’s Day traditions: letting people name a live cockroach in honor of a loved one. READ MORE: Where the named ...

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SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Most people don't love cockroaches. And thanks to that lack of love, the females of one species of cockroach might not love their males ...

Valentine's Day is around the corner, and flowers are being bought, gifts are being stowed away, and reservations are already ...

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

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 ...

Roach” fundraiser back in 2011. It caught on quickly and the idea was scooped up by other animal habitats, including the San ...

Millions of years of evolution have made them some of the toughest creatures on the planet. With bodies that can bend, ...

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 ...

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did such complex social ...