German cockroaches thrive in buildings all over the world. They're one of the most common cockroach species, causing trouble ...

A new study into the evolutionary history of the most prevalent cockroach shows that it's "a monster of our own creation." ...

Using genetics to track the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, could help us develop more ...

Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. But they didn't start out that way.

A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned ...

A common species of cockroach hails from Asia, according to new research that tracks its spread around the globe ...

Following its evolution, the German cockroach spread from Southeast Asia, hitchhiking around the world in association with humans. In addition to rapid spread, it evolved a resistance to a variety of ...

Modern cockroaches most likely originated in India or Myanmar before spreading westward over the last few thousand years. A ...

Cockroaches may have only migrated to Europe and the U.S. relatively recently, having evolved in India and Myanmar.

Researchers analyzed the genes of over 280 cockroaches across 17 countries as part of a study to trace how the hardy little ...

This photo provided by Qian Tang shows a German cockroach, a specimen from Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. A new study, published Monday ...