From fruit flies to monkeys and even a tortoise, a variety of animals have made the historic journey beyond our planet.

India’s Gaganyaan mission will send Indian astronauts to space with 20 fruit flies due to their 77% gene similarity to humans. This experiment, involving UAS-Dharwad and IIST Thiruvananthapuram ...

Fruit flies lay eggs in moist areas, so make sure to pay extra attention to those areas (mop buckets, plant soil, bathrooms). If the flies have dominated beyond the kitchen, this may require a full ...

Fruit flies do not require much space and make few demands on their environment: a small plastic or glass vessel and the right nutrition suffice. If the correct temperature and humidity levels are ...

Anyone who has fresh fruit in their kitchen is familiar with the little flies. Magically attracted by tiny traces of scent, they appear within the shortest space of time wherever grapes, bananas and ...

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 ...

The rate of development of poikilothermic animals, such as insects, fish, and reptiles, is determined by environmental ...