For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows that male flies don't just try to ...

Throw away garbage and take out recycling frequently. Clean out the bottom of bins when liquid accumulates, wipe down ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture.

We all love fruit. It’s healthy, delicious, and looks great in a bowl on the kitchen table – we can’t really blame fruit flies for loving it as well for all the same reasons. However ...

But fruit flies don't thrive only on rotten fruit or vinegar. They also love sugary substances like soda, wine and beer, and you can find them in the bottom of your trash bin or any wet place with ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. Published in the ...

The new study addressed this issue in fruit fly larvae, commonly called maggots, because of the simplicity of their nervous system and the available genetic tools. The researchers established that ...