While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, ...

Warmer weather means fruit flies will be at their worst. Here's how to keep them out of your home before the summer begins.

Fruit flies are at their worst when the weather warms. We asked a certified bug expert about the best ways to keep them out ...

EPFL researchers use fruit fly brains and optogenetics to develop agile robotic systems, bridging neuroscience and advanced ...

The global birthrate has been in significant decline for decades. In the U.S., couples are deciding to have children later in ...

Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are especially attracted to the smell of fermenting fruit, often swarming our kitchens ...

Then again, apparently adding alcohol to their food increases the production of sex pheromones in male fruit flies, according ...

But a team of researchers at Harvard has recognized that there are some behaviors that are so instinctual that it's possible to induce animals to act as if they were robotic. Or mostly robotic, at ...

Researchers at EPFL's Neuroengineering Laboratory, led by Pavan Ramdya, aim to replicate the workings of the brain of the ...

Alcohol enhances the production of sex pheromones, which are chemical signals used by fruit flies to attract mates.

Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study. Adding alcohol to males' ...

Researchers have discovered that female fruit flies are more attracted to males that have consumed alcohol compared to those ...