Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They might only measure a teeny one-eighth of an inch, but drain flies like to gather around standing water like in showers and ...

Pick an object in front of you—a teacup, for example—and fix your gaze on it. You may think that you’re keeping your eyes still, but you’re not: Your eyes are frequently moving unbeknownst to you, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drain flies thrive in stagnant water and organic buildup, often found in clogged or rarely used drains. Infestations can persist ...

Have you noticed little insects hovering around your kitchen, even when you take out the trash regularly? Or little flies milling around your bathroom? If so, you probably have drain flies, small ...

The runner on the treadmill wasn’t your typical gym rat. For one thing, he kept sprinting to the front of the treadmill and riding it to the back. For another, he had six legs. The exerciser was a ...

I suppose I should look upon fruit flies as old friends. Our formal introduction took place in junior high school, in science lab. Now they visit regularly, every late summer and early fall.

Insects cannot move their eyes the way humans do during a tennis game. But new research suggests fruit flies evolved a different strategy to adjust their vision without moving their heads. Pick an ...

Is there anything more pestering than discovering unwanted visitors in your home? Fruit flies, gnats, and fleas will sure bug (pun intended) you seemingly every moment they hang around, and the same ...