Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the South China Sea, part of an island chain claimed ... more of the Sierra Madre's inhabitants: huge cockroaches and rats. "I estimate there are five ...

The jumbo isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi because its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from ...

For as long as humans have been around, the cockroach has been an uninvited house guest. But how much do you know about these resilient creatures? Britain has three native species of cockroach.

This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.

I write about the world of biology. In the dense forests of Southeast Asia, an unusual partnership between bats and cockroaches is ... [+] expanding scientists’ understanding of relationships in ...