WITH the summer months drawing closer, we all want to spend our evenings relaxing in the garden. But there’s always some sort ...

Researchers have found a new role for the transcription factor (proteins that regulate the transcription, or copying, of genes). In the fruit fly, this transcription factor, named Traffic Jam, ...

A team of bioengineers at Harvard University's Rowland Institute has found two new ways to control a tiny creature, ...

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

But a team of researchers at Harvard has recognized that there are some behaviors that are so instinctual that it's possible ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It was almost a year ago that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal ...

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

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

Engadget's experienced editorial team has tested and reviewed hundreds of digital cameras and photography gear over the past ...

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

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

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