(See T.J. Wardill et al., “A novel interception strategy in a miniature robber fly with extreme visual acuity,” Current Biology, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.01.050 ...

Fruit fly eyes have a different structure than ours do, but they serve similar functions: to detect light from the environment and send that information to the brain. The part of the fly’s brain that ...

By copying the structure of a fly's eyes, the specs are claimed to "fill in" the missing section of the wearer's view of the world. Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study suggests ...