If you loathe cockroaches, you’re going to love the emerald jewel wasp. Females of the species Ampulex compressa, known also as emerald cockroach wasps, are less than an inch long and decked out in ...

Sujoy K. Guha from the India Institute of Technology in Kharagpur has created a biventricular pump (artificial heart) with two ventricular pumps of interconnected diaphragm chambers. Run by a battery ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Cockroaches have some of the worst PR in the animal kingdom. With a ...

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A study led by UT Southwestern researchers reveals that a traditional Chinese medicine with extracts from several insects reduces the chances of cardiac death and other adverse conditions for heart ...

The German cockroach is an indoor pest that is found across the world. Science has finally solved the mystery of its origin. The cockroach, contrary to popular belief, isn’t one species. There are ...

Using genetics to identify the origin and the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, back to its wild origin could help us develop more effective pesticides to control them.