To solve this evolutionary puzzle, researchers at Syracuse University's Center for Reproductive Evolution (CRE) have spent decades studying the mating biology of fruit flies. These small and ...

But a study published today (March 17) in Science finds that evolution may in fact happen fast enough to enable adaptation to seasonal changes that happen each year—at least in fruit flies (Drosophila ...

In an evolutionary battle of the sexes, scientists have found that male flies sharpen their eyesight to avoid being tricked ...

A team of researchers has answers. Their mathematical model forecasts the ideal body plan of a fruit fly's early embryo, suggesting that evolution might had many optimal options at its disposal.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution generated scientific debate ... through his lifelong experiments with fruit flies, showed that natural populations of the flies exhibited the same kinds ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. The paper, published in the journal Evolution Letters, is titled "Positive correlations in susceptibility ...

For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows that male flies don't just try to ...

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 ...