Male-Male Courtship Pattern Shaped By Emergence Of A New Gene In...

Small Fly Has Receptor For Painful Heat
Scientists have found that a small fly, drosophila, has a receptor for noxious heat.

Book reviews: 'Man in the Dark' and 'Supreme Courtship'
Paul Auster serves up more metafiction, and from Christopher Buckley comes a farce about the American judicial system.

Molecular Switch Helps Decide Cell Type In Early Embryo...
Researchers have discovered a central molecular switch in fruit fly embryos that opens new avenues for studying the causes of birth defects and...

Birds Migrate Together At Night In Dispersed Flocks, New Study...
A new analysis indicates that birds don't fly alone when migrating at night. Some birds, at least, keep together on their migratory journeys, flying...

Fruit Fly Protein Acts As Decoy To Capture Tumor Growth Factors
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown how Argos, a fruit fly protein, acts as a "decoy" receptor, binding...