Cocaine-addicted fruit flies are a long way from the possible cocaine sharks that we saw reports about back in 2023, of course. At least with this addiction scientists have something huge to gain.

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. The new model could ...

Researchers have created fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. Flies and humans react to cocaine in similar ways, and are likely ...

To learn everything about fruit flies, check out our guide, but for now, let's talk about evict them, because in your house, the fruit flies don’t pay rent. Here is how to get rid of fruit flies.

In any case, these are not only a quick and cheap response to fruit flies, but something I’d recommend just leaving out near wherever you keep fresh produce. If you’re anything like me, you ...

But flies respond to far more than just visual cues; they'll also move toward sources of odorants, orienting themselves based on whether the signal is stronger in their left or right antenna. The ...

The results: In keeping with prior research, male fruit flies who had not yet mated were more drawn to alcohol. Those that consumed methanol showed a marked increase in the levels of pheromones ...

A 15-kilometre "suspension zone" was enacted in January after Queensland fruit fly maggots were found in homegrown peaches at Glynde, north-east of the Adelaide CBD. Two Adelaide Hills strawberry ...

The quarantine is expected to stay in effect until June 2025 "provided no additional Oriental fruit flies are found in the area," a spokesman for the California Department of Food and Agriculture ...

The oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much of the mainland of southern Asia and neighboring islands, including Sri Lanka and Taiwan, and it has invaded other areas, most notably Africa ...

The fruit fly's brain contains around 130,000 neurons (a human's brain contains 86 billion; mice, which often stand-in for humans in scientific research and testing, have 100 million neurons).

While some people may be more interested in swatting flies than studying them, some of the researchers found aesthetic satisfaction peering at the fruit fly brain, less than 0.04 inches (1 mm) wide.