In the frigid landscapes of the Northern Hemisphere, a resilient and often overlooked insect species thrive — the snow flies, scientifically known as Chionea. You may have seen these small insects ...

(CN) — The next time you see a fruit fly buzzing around, remember that there’s a lot more going on in its tiny brain than meets the eye — especially when love, or at least mating, is on the line. Male ...

Researchers from The Universities of Manchester and Birmingham have identified the exact nerve cells in the brain that drive important behavioral changes in female fruit flies after they mate. The ...

Male fruit flies don't just sing to their mates; they also use sound-cancelling wing-flicks to jockey with rivals. This new understanding of how male flies compete for female partners could shed light ...

National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) and the Buenos Aires Biochemicas Institute found that male fruit flies inject chemicals into female fruit flies during mating, ...

Researchers have found and confirmed a gene that allows female fruit flies to get on the same frequency as courting males. Mosquitoes have the same gene and a similar courtship ritual, meaning that ...