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

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 ...

Chinsese astronauts are conducting experiments with fruit flies and more aboard the Tiangong space station. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV) It Sits on a Vast Haul of Mineral Wealth. Now This ...

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 ...

Adrian Rothenfluh, PhD (left) and Pearl Cummins-Beebee (right, also an author on the paper) inspect a bottle of fruit flies in the lab. For the first time, researchers have created genetically ...

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 ...