How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

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66 million years ago, one freakish cockroach trait helped them outlive dinosaurs

When the rock now known as the Chicxulub impactor plummeted from outer space and slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, cockroaches were there. The impact caused a massive earthquake, and ...
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Nothing can stop cockroaches, not even the dinosaur-killer asteroid

How could roaches a couple of inches long survive when so many powerful animals went extinct? It turns out that they were nicely equipped to live through a meteoric catastrophe. Curious Kids is a ...
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How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

When the rock now known as the Chicxulub impactor plummeted from outer space and slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, cockroaches were there. The impact caused a massive earthquake, and ...