The Shenzhou-19 crew successfully completes tasks such as fruit fly collection, clearing of cultivation boxes, and sample ...

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's space station. Researchers aim to study the growth and behavior of fruit flies to conduct research in ...

The astronauts arrived at the Tiangong space station on Oct. 29, beginning their six-month-long stay in orbit. They have since been joined by 15 adult fruit flies and 40 pupae, which arrived ...

Not long after it brought on a fresh crew of astronauts, China's Tiangong space station has received yet another group of new visitors: fruit flies. As Space.com reports, the critters ...

When dealing with tiny flies in your home, it's worthwhile to take a second to identify the pest. Here's how to spot and ...

The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in ...

Fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are ideal models for this research. Their genome is 60% similar to that of humans, and their short life cycle allows scientists to quickly observe the effects ...

Fruit flies do not require much space and make few demands on their environment: a small plastic or glass vessel and the right nutrition suffice. If the correct temperature and humidity levels are ...

Not long after it brought on a fresh crew of astronauts, China's Tiangong space station has received yet another group of new visitors: fruit flies. As Space.com reports, the critters — consisting of ...

Only three molecular changes are needed for fruit flies to digest milkweed toxins Gene-edited fruit flies have gained some of monarch butterflies’ superpowers — specifically, the ability to ...