Most genes are ancient and shared across species. But a small subset of genes are relative newcomers, spontaneously emerging from stretches of DNA that once encoded nothing at all.

It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ...

Wheatgrass flavonoids can powerfully combat oxidative stress and extend fruit fly lifespans. Scientists studying 228 ...

The Drosophila microbiome regulates the cycling of gut metabolites in a circadian clock and diet-dependent manner.

Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...

In a new study published and featured in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, researchers have discovered that ...

This summer has been a good year for viewing lightning bugs or fireflies because of several weather conditions. Here's what ...

A growing number of invasive spotted lanternfly nymphs are invading backyard gardens, and in Virginia, it appears they are ...

Across the globe, certain flowers exhibit the rare phenomenon of blooming only once in their lifetime or infrequently. These ...

What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental ...

BEIJING -- Researchers have constructed a comprehensive 3D spatiotemporal multi-omics atlas of single cells throughout the ...