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

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

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

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 systems evolve from solitary ancestors that looked much ...

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 ...

have created a new type of insect cyborg that can navigate autonomously -- without wires, surgery, or stress-inducing electrical shocks. The system uses a small ultraviolet (UV) light helmet to steer ...

See the 12 restaurants, hotels and other businesses that failed recent health inspections in and around Wichita.

Sacramento County health inspectors closed four local eateries including two gas station markets, a nursing home and market due to cockroaches, more than 180 rodent droppings and a lack of hot water.

One low performer with an infestation of cockroaches - and a dead cockroach on a cutting board that was being used.

Imagine a predator that doesn’t just kill its prey, but performs a high-stakes “brain surgery” to turn it into a willing ...