Zero gravity in space may impact astronauts` immunity

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:12

The clue to astronauts` immunity in outer space owing to prolonged travel lies in learning the negative impact of zero gravity on fruit flies.

Males living with brothers are gentler lovers for females during sex

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 12:56

Oxford University scientists have found that flies living with their brothers cause less harm to females during courting than those living with unrelated flies.

Scientific secrets behind swatting flies revealed

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 13:15

The problem of swatting a fly, which has plagued mankind for eternity, may now have a solution.

Flies see the world in slow motion

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 19:24

Ever wondered, why it is so hard to swat a housefly? It sees us coming in slow motion!

I’ts like mother, like daughter, like father, like son, when it comes to lifespans

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 12:29

Evolutionary biologists have shown that the proverb: like mother, like daughter; like father, like son, also applies to inheriting a long life at least for fruit flies.

Females play key role in determining paternity in fruit flies

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 16:36

Biologists have found that female fruit flies play a larger role in determining paternity than previously thought.

Size matters for European dung flies when it comes to mating

Last Updated: Saturday, April 14, 2012, 16:20

European and North American black scavenger flies as their larvae develop in the faeces of vertebrates belong to the same species.

A line of defence for zebras

Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 12:13

Scientists claim to have finally solved the mystery of why zebras evolved their distinctive black and white stripes.

Nitish flies kite on Makar sankranti

Last Updated: Saturday, January 14, 2012, 19:53

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday flew a kite on the occasion of Makar sankranti festival.

Maglev flies may help in space missions

Last Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 14:06

Weightlessness in fruit flies here on earth with the use of powerful magnets causes flies to walk more quickly — the same effect observed during similar experiments on the International Space Station.