aim to replicate the workings of the brain of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. EPFL spoke with Ramdya about the exciting prospects for robotics. On the screen, white on a black ...

Fruit flies are back in full force, and if you've noticed them circling your compost bin or hovering around your fruit bowl, you're not imagining things. These tiny pests thrive in the warmth of ...

Researchers at EPFL's Neuroengineering Laboratory, led by Pavan Ramdya, aim to replicate the workings of the brain of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. We spoke with Ramdya about the ...

Warmer weather means fruit flies will be at their worst. Here's how to keep them out of your home before the summer begins. Arielle Burton is an associate content manager on CNET's Performance ...

Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are tremendously fond of fermented foodstuffs. Technically, it's the yeast they crave, produced by yummy rotting fruit, but they can consume quite a lot of ...

One in ten people will have at least one seizure in their life, but effective treatments for seizures remain very limited, in part due to incomplete understanding of the brain mechanisms involved.

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has investigated why the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster drinks alcohol and has shown that alcohol has a direct and ...

In their study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group used a fruit fly's natural response to moving stimuli and odorants to effectively direct its movements.

Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study. Adding alcohol to males' food increases their release of chemicals that attract females and leads ...