Scientists have shed new light on the impact of sexual selection on species diversity after studying the mating rituals of dance flies. Scientists at the University of Stirling have shed new light on ...

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A research group has developed a new system to detect mating in fruit flies using artificial intelligence. They used the system to determine how fruit flies use mechanical stimuli during mating to ...

Sloan Kettering Institute scientists have discovered how a genetic switch in the brain controls mating behavior in female fruit flies. The insights contribute to scientists’ understanding of ...

In the recently published article, “The Life History Of Drosophila Sperm Involves Molecular Continuity Between Male And Female Reproductive Tracts,” and further correspondence with loud experts, the ...

Two fruit flies meet in an acrylic mating chamber and check each other out. It's the insect version of speed dating for science. The male taps the female with his leg, which is studded with ...

Did you know that male fruit flies sing to get the attention of the ladies? New research suggests that fruit flies can even adjust their singing to suit their audience. CBC Radio science columnist ...

“These three groups independently identified important neuronal groups [that] are positioned in different points in the neuronal circuitry for regulating female receptivity,” said Daisuke Yamamoto, a ...

It’s easy to see how the scorpion fly got its name. The giant “stinger” at the back curls up just like the tail of a scorpion. The good news is, that’s not a stinger. Still, I would avoid touching it, ...

Scientists at the University of Stirling have shed new light on the impact of sexual selection on species diversity after studying the mating rituals of dance flies. The team, from the Faculty of ...

A research group at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University in Japan has used artificial intelligence to determine that Piezo, a channel that receives mechanical stimuli, plays a role in ...