Like humans, fruit flies are sophisticated in how they approach food. They won’t eat when they’re full. In experiments that ...

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's space station. Researchers aim to study the growth and behavior of fruit flies to conduct research in fields ...

Fruit flies are common uninvited guests in our houses, so you might not feel so bad about all of the wild experiments we put them through for the last hundred years. But man have they been run through ...

Cheng Lyu, PhD., Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University, California, USA, wins the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for his work on rewiring the olfactory neural circuit in fruit flies. ...

Caitlyn Perry receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In a world first, scientists at the University of Utah have ...

Fruit flies are interesting little creatures. On top of being extremely invasive and annoying to deal with, they also have a bit of a super power when it comes to drugs: they don't like cocaine for ...