Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them
08 February 2019Male butterflies have genes which give them a sexual preference for a partner with a similar appearance to themselves, according to new research.
‘Believing you’re a winner’ gives men a testosterone boost and promiscuous disposition
09 August 2018New findings suggest that the male body tries to “optimise” self-perceived improvements in social status through hormonal shifts that promote “short-term mating”.
Opinion: Mysterious footprint fossils point to dancing dinosaur mating ritual
08 January 2016David Norman (Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences) discusses how palaeontologists can interpret fossil footprints to find clues as to whether dinosaurs performed dance-like mating rituals.
Opinion: The biggest sperm come in the smallest packages – and other odd facts about male sex cells
19 November 2015Jacob Dunn (Division of Biological Anthropology) discusses why sperm are the most diverse cells found among animals.
Monogamy evolved as a mating strategy
29 July 2013New research indicates that social monogamy evolved as a result of competition for females.
