There are huge gaps in what we know about sperm, from how they navigate to why sperm counts are tumbling. The BBC unravels why we know so little about this perplexing cell.

Two RIKEN researchers have used a scheme for simplifying data to mimic how the brain of a fruit fly reduces the complexity of ...

A team from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the ...

You’ve seen them buzzing around bananas—but under an electron microscope, fruit flies become alien, armored, and astonishingly complex.

Picture astronauts like Rakesh Sharma or Shubhanshu Shukla soaring into space. Now, imagine tiny fruit flies tagging along! These little heroes are part of Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission, launching on ...

Insects such as fruit flies have evolved a particularly delicate thermosensory system that can discriminate temperature changes within a milli-degree per second. This accurate thermosensation ...

May 17, 2024 — If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. Researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human ...

The researchers had discovered key genes for the development of the fly embryo, many of which also control embryonic development in humans. In view of all these distinctions for fruit fly researchers, ...

Fruit flies are persistent pests whose populations can reach problematic levels in record time. But where do they like to multiply, and how can you stop them?

The babies are now 10 weeks old preparing to fly under the protection of Jackie and Shadow, Friends of Big Bear Valley recently confirmed on Facebook. The nonprofit said the parents are using ...

Out of 27 eggs, only one viable embryo had formed. “Utter disbelief,” she told KTLA’s Angeli Kakade, describing the moment she realized the building where her embryo was stored had been ...