If the song “Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me” is ringing in your ears, you may be dealing with a bothersome fly infestation in your home. There are drain flies (also known as moth, filter, or sewage flies) ...

If tiny winged bugs have you constantly reaching for the flyswatter, you may be dealing with a bothersome fly infestation in your home. The question is, what kind of flies are they? Drain flies (also ...

No more pesky little fruit flies hovering around the fruit bowl in this house. A couple of months ago, I was heading home from dropping my daughter off at school and heard two people on the radio in ...

The human brain contains approximately 87 billion neurons. On average, each of these cells make thousands of different connections to facilitate communication across the brain. Neural communication is ...

In the battle against household pests, you might be seeing a new opponent these days. Fruit flies are buzzing around kitchens and dining areas with their relentless pursuit of ripe or decaying fruits ...

Researchers mapped all 139,255 neurons in the brain of an adult fruit fly, which are linked by more than 50 million synapses. Tyler Sloan for FlyWire, Princeton University, (Dorkenwald, S. et al.

The mechanics of insect flight are still a bit of a mystery to scientists. A fruit fly’s flight “motor” has 44 muscles and an intricate joint anatomy that’s a marvel of miniaturization. Making sense ...

Scientists have found 50 million reasons to study the brain of a fruit fly. That's how many connections they discovered in the first complete map— known as a connectome—of an adult insect's brain.