/oss/taxonomy/term/4802/all en /oss/article/environment-general-science/fly-wall <p>How many times have you heard the expression, “if only I could be a fly on that wall?” But how do flies walk up walls and across ceilings? At the Marine Science Laboratory in North Wales scientists have spent a lot of time watching flies walk up a wall. No, the scientists are not bored. Quite the opposite. They’re very interested in finding out how the flies appear to defy gravity and stick to the wall. Why? Because any insight into zygology can have very important practical applications. And what is zygology? It is the science of joining things together.</p> Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:56:56 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8413 at /oss