Yale University School of Medicine researchers have found a way to exercise a little mind control over fruit flies, making the flies jump, beat their wings, and fly on command by triggering genetic ...

“Flies are a disease-carrying menace in homes and all-around barnyards.” Doesn’t matter whether at the desk, in a soft chair, or ready for supper, a fly always becomes a pest. It’ll land on the hand ...

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Like a hypnotist who gets a man to act like a chicken when he hears a code word, scientists have genetically modified fruit flies to jump or beat their wings when flashed with lasers. Subscribe to ...

Four years ago we told you about the MetaFly, a remote-control flapping-wing flying model insect made by French startup Bionic Bird (which did previously release a model bionic bird). Well, the ...