A plant is considered invasive if it is nonnative and its introduction is likely to harm the native environment or cause economic damage. They are generally fast-growing, spread readily (usually by ...

Axiom 4 mission is using fruit flies to study how we might protect human DNA from harmful space radiation during long missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Whoops! You left the door open, and one of the world’s least favorite flying guests just zipped inside: the house fly. Flies ...

If you have pesky fruit flies in your kitchen, you need to try making this fruit fly trap. Here's how to make one yourself at ...

Homeostasis is the ability of living organisms to maintain stable internal conditions, such as temperature, hydration and ...

Gardeners love mason bees, the nonaggressive, super-pollinator cousins of the honey bee. It’s easy to find adorable mason bee “hotels” with stacked, bee-sized nesting tubes hanging in yards around Cla ...

Using brain mapping, genetic engineering and machine learning, scientists reveal how parasitic bacteria take over fruit fly ...

A team of researchers have created a new resource for studying motor control of wing movements in fruit flies.

As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health, African countries have come together to discuss environmentally friendly ways to protect fruit and vegetable harvests from insect pests.

Experiments in fruit fly larvae show that epidermal cells can communicate with sensory neurons to drive responses to pain.