The reason why a strange type of arachnid in New Zealand becomes one of three types of males—alpha, beta, and gamma—has been uncovered by scientists. These Forsteropsalis pureora arachnids, also ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Between 2018 and 2024, while pursuing her PhD at the University of São Paulo (USP), biologist Bruna Cassettari spent much of the time in the lab observing harvestmen mate. These tiny spiders have ...

A single gene that regulates testosterone levels in a 'crazy' species of shore bird controls the development of three wildly different types of males, a new study has found. Ruffs have long fascinated ...