How the Cockroach Took Over the World NYT: Science By: Sofia Quaglia 20 May 2024 at 15:00 A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned up in your kitchen. ยฉ Erik Karits/AlamyA genomic analysis of 281 cockroaches collected from 17 countries around the world suggests that Blattella germanica, the German cockroach, originated in India or Myanmar around 2,100 years ago.
Was the Stone Age Really the Wood Age? NYT: Science By: Franz Lidz 4 May 2024 at 03:00 Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed.