Is it a fruit fly or drain fly hovering over the trash or the bowl of fruit? Or maybe a gnat drawn to an indoor plant? Spring weather in Houston makes homes and backyards inviting places for the bug ...

Gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels says flies mean worms are likely in the ground, which is great for soil composition.

Atomic force microscopy, laser ablation, and etching with a witches brew of toxic chemicals: sounds like [Zachary Tong] has been playing in the lab again, and this time he found a way to fabricate ...

Fruit fly eyes have a different structure than ours do, but they serve similar functions: to detect light from the environment and send that information to the brain. The part of the fly’s brain that ...

Discover effective ways to keep biting flies away with our comprehensive guide. Learn about preventive measures, natural and ...

Another fly of note is the stalk-eyed fly (Achias rothschildi). Each eye is further away from its body than its body is long. Eyes on stalks are the fly equivalent of a deer's antlers, and similarly ...

Warmer weather means fruit flies will be at their worst. Here's how to keep them out of your home before the summer begins.

A protein discovered in fruit fly eyes has brought a Johns Hopkins team closer to understanding how the human heart and other organs automatically "right size" themselves, a piece of information ...