Figure 1: Use of halteres in the standing long jump. This horizontal translation will result in a gain of 0.10 m; moreover, the parabola will be extended downwards (assuming a take-off angle of about ...

Sensory organs called halteres may play multiple roles in how flies behave, providing clues to how brains absorb and use multiple streams of information, new research indicates. Research from Case ...

A fly buzzes past your head and lands nearby; you snatch a flyswatter or roll up a magazine and approach cautiously — and you strike! But no matter how quick you are, the fly is almost always faster, ...

They didn't have steroids, high-altitude training or high-tech shoes, but ancient Olympians can still teach us something about sporting technique. New research indicates that the hand-held weights ...

Some flies have specialised hindwings to help them take off faster, making them harder to swat. Many flies can be notoriously hard to catch. They manage to dodge incoming hazards by taking off from a ...