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

A 15 kilometre "suspension zone" was enacted in January after Queensland fruit fly maggots were found in homegrown peaches at ...

The state's primary industries department says it has been advocating to the Australian government to reduce the size of the current 15km suspension zone for Queensland fruit fly. Adelaide Hills ...

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

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State Member for Shepparton Kim O’Keeffe has renewed her calls for fruit fly funding. Photo by Contributed State Member for Shepparton Kim O’Keeffe has called for more fruit fly program ...

Fat molecules known as PUFAs can help lessen nerve damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study suggests.

Incredibly, 32 monkeys and apes have been to space, including the rhesus macaque, pig-tailed monkey, cynomolgus monkey, squirrel-tailed monkey and chimpanzee. The very first was a rhesus macaque ...

India to Launch Humans (and Fruit Flies) to Space | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G India's Gaganyaan mission, the country’s first crewed mission set for 2025, will launch 20 fruit flies into space ...

Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering ...

Humans make and consume particularly concentrated sources of alcohol. Most fruits in nature contain less than one-tenth of ...