Let’s say you have a certain someone on your list who is really into biohacking. Let’s also assume you’re Ok with having discoid roaches in the house. Then also let’s assume you don’t mind people ...

Have you ever wanted to be in possession of your very own cyborg roach? Well, let's be honest: Of course you have. Well, those dreams can now become a reality thanks to "Roboroach", a Kickstarter ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The guys at BackyardBrains certainly have a sense of humor. They know that their work, which focuses on reading and manipulating the brain waves of insects, can be seen as anything from cruel to ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – PETA has filed formal complaints calling on Michigan authorities to investigate whether Ann Arbor–based Backyard Brains—which sells the "RoboRoach" kits that instruct children on ...

Just as I was sitting down to write this morning and thinking about all of the good things that are happening for nonhuman animals (animals) I received an email about an essay called "The ...

An American company is facing claims of animal cruelty after it invented a $99 “electronic backpack” for cockroaches. The backpack allows the insect’s movements to be controlled by a mobile phone app.

Michigan company Backyard Brains has developed what is calls "the world's first commercially available cyborg" and it involves playing with live cockroaches. If that's not enough to turn you squeamish ...