Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map, they say, could help scientists figure out how learning changes the human brain, too.

The brain of the fruit fly larva is a lot simpler than a human's, with about 500,000 connections to map. But it's still a major step up from the best-mapped model organisms so far, such as the ...

But humans aren’t the only ones with a talent for undercover operations. A newly discovered blow fly larva in Morocco may just be nature’s best spy.

Fly larvae in a human eye. They were removed from the eye of the 10-year-old patient in Turkey, and he was given antibiotics and discharged. Courtesy of tatvandh.saglik.gov.tr/ ...

Biology This Fly Larva’s Butt Looks Like a Termite’s Head—and Termites Are Falling for It Researchers working in Morocco have discovered fly larvae that excel in the art of disguise.

Focus: From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil By Rod Nickel January 31, 202310:02 PM PSTUpdated January 31, 2023 ...