When a fruit fly catches a whiff of a ripe peach, it quickly heads toward it. Time after time, it finds the fruit—even from ...

Summary: Researchers revealed that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) navigate odor plumes using a sophisticated directional memory system rather than basic sensory reflexes. Using a ...

Patient Zero lies on a scanning bed, a human lab rat for the radical study of an ultra-potent chemical compound believed, ...

Researchers at Washington State University have discovered a molecular "winter lock" that keeps animals in a less active winter state until favorable conditions return, a discovery that could improve ...

Researchers have uncovered a novel biological pathway that can lead to seizures when disrupted. The findings also provide a ...

Before a hydra can regrow a head or foot, its cells appear to rebuild the internal map that tells them where they are and ...

These insects probably have the largest sperm-to-body-size ratio. A male fruit fly’s sperm is nearly 40 times larger than that of a human. To make it work, the fruit fly performs a feat that should ...