A Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach chills out on a human hand. Justin Gilligan/NSW DPE Here's a reason to be happy about cockroaches, even if you're not a fan of the insects.

A large wingless wood-eating cockroach, unique to Australia's Lord Howe Island and thought extinct since the 1930s, has been rediscovered by a University of Sydney biology student.

A discovery of the unique chemical composition of a cockroach signal -- a "Let's hook up" sex pheromone emitted by certain female wood cockroaches to entice potential mates -- could have far ...

But the reality is that cockroaches and termites share a common ancestor—something geneticists proved back in 2007.Their molecular analysis demonstrated that termites are basically social ...

Termites are just cockroaches with a fancy social life, according to the biggest DNA study yet of the two groups. The idea’s been “simmering,” says Paul Eggleton of the Natural History ...

Wood cockroaches live under loose bark, in cavities of fallen or dying trees, or in stumps. They are natives of moist woodland habitats where they feed on decaying organic matter.

Wood-eating cockroaches aren’t the only creatures that make a meal out of their mates, but their motivations may be unique. “Cannibalism is quite frequent in spiders,” said María José Albo ...

A large wingless wood-eating cockroach, unique to Australia’s Lord Howe Island and thought extinct since the 1930s, has been rediscovered by a University of Sydney biology student.