Fruit flies with genetic mutations that severely reduce sleep show enhanced performance in olfactory memory tasks, ...

Further trouble looms for farmers around Adelaide’s northeast, as more fruit flies have been detected in the Glynde outbreak ...

Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Sheng Huang and ...

A newly identified parasitic wasp, compared to an “alien” predator, was found entirely by chance. Its ability to infect adult ...

You can get rid of fruit flies fast effectively—and naturally—with things you probably already have in your kitchen.

Flight experts warn that grabbing belongings during an evacuation can be the difference between life and death. Reddit/r/delta “She just wants to be seen,” snarked another. “And you don’t ...

Legal controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables on Auckland’s North Shore will remain in place for the next few weeks as part of the response to the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Tiny changes in the timing of expression of the gene orthodenticle (otd) can significantly affect eye size in fruit flies. In Drosophila mauritiana, earlier ...

University of Queensland studies have used a natural tree sap gum and light to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables to combat food waste. The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and ...

Early last month, an Oriental fruit fly was discovered in the Mangere/ Papatoetoe area, kicking off a Controlled Area Notice and increased trapping in the area. This month, controls in the area were ...

India's Gaganyaan mission, the country’s first crewed mission set for 2025, will launch 20 fruit flies into space to study kidney stone formation, as space travel increases the risk of such conditions ...

An aeronautical company in the US has released footage showing a concept version of its flying car performing a vertical take-off before flying over an SUV. Jim Dukhovny, the CEO of Alef ...