Will Cockroaches Inherit the Earth?

They are a mainstay of urban legendry, evoking shudders of revulsion via oft-told tales of fast-food contamination and bodily infestation. They're virtually impossible to get rid of, giving rise to the myth that they're indestructible. I speak of the lowly cockroach, a species so hardy it is said to be the only one capable of surviving a nuclear holocaust. Could it be true? Slate's Daniel Riley investigates.