Fruit flies and humans share a basic set of genes that fruit flies an ideal model organism to study genetics and human health. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Fruit flies, long used to understand human disease, are also the heroes of long COVID research (Photo by University of Malta/Andrew Gauci Attard). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Despite a less than stellar public image, flies deserve our admiration, respect and thanks, so Dr Erica McAlister sets out to convince bestselling author and broadcaster Lucy Cooke. Join them behind ...

flies, and moths with their long, sticky tongues. Red-eyed tree frogs are not endangered. But their habitat is shrinking at an alarming rate, and their highly recognizable image is often used to ...

While modern trees like maples and ashes have switched to wind pollination — releasing clouds of pollen to be scattered at ...