The life of a fruit fly consists of four phases: egg ... For optimum growth, they need a temperature of 25 degrees, 65 percent humidity and a day/night cycle of twelve hours. The flies are kept in ...

Fly In the Haul Not long after it brought on a fresh crew of astronauts, China's Tiangong space station has received yet ...

China’s Tiangong space station has received new, unusual guests. While fruit flies are annoying in the kitchen, they can help solve some serious science mysteries while in space.

Fruit flies can produce up to 500 offspring within their week-long life cycle, meaning that once they've made their way into ...

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit ...

Morgan valued experimentation over observation, and he became interested in broad questions about the very nature of life. What were ... the help of the common fruit fly. Young naturalist.