Scientists observed fruit flies playing by spinning on disks. Some preferred this over eating. The behavior appeared ...

Many have wished for those pesky flies to just disappear, but the truth of what their extinction would do to Earth's ...

An international team of scientists has discovered that tiny changes in the timing of the expression of a single gene can ...

Exposure to B. bassiana fungus activated Toll receptors, leading to cell death throughout the fly brain. A new study ...

A map has been released of the two zones with restrictions on fruit and vegetable movement on Auckland’s North Shore after a ...

Male fruit flies don't just sing to their mates; they also use sound-cancelling wing-flicks to jockey with rivals. This new understanding of how male flies compete for female partners could shed light ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. A new study by researchers at the ...

A biosecurity operation has been launched following the discovery of a fruit fly on Auckland’s North Shore. The single male ...

VIZAG: A team of scientists has made a significant breakthrough in the fight against methylmercury, a highly toxic pollutant ...