Rescuing larvae from missile-damaged lab, Weizmann team finds cells that not only beat back death, but also multiply and spur ...

While probing the escape reflex in the fruit fly Drosophila, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and the ...

Fruit flies, the uninvited guests who crash your kitchen like it's happy hour at a banana peel. These tiny pests are drawn to ripe, rotting or fermenting fruits and veggies, but they can also appear ...

Tiny flying bugs in your kitchen aren't always fruit flies. These overlooked pests are often mistaken for them -- and need different fixes to eradicate.

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Mapping the brain is a daunting task because it contains a huge ...

Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to ...

Fruit flies are some of the worst household pests that exist, made worse by the fact that they are seemingly impossible to get rid of. The flies are attracted to fruit, other foods, and garbage, and ...

Scientists have long known that inherited neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or motor neuron ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has placed the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove under quarantine to try to stop the spread of the oriental fruit fly. The state has also started ...

As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid warming. A new ...