Beki Hooper
Writer
Beki has a PhD in cognitive evolution and a double master's degree in evolutionary biology. She writes about human and animal evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, psychology, cognition, conservation and animal ethics.
Recent articles by Beki Hooper
More than 100 of these secretive birds were tagged and followed around the planet. Here's why
The satellite tags transmit real-time location data, which has led to some surprising – and important – discoveries.
Researchers dropped a sound recorder into the Baltic Sea and left it there for two months – what they heard amazed them
They recorded 10,000 sounds, all made by the same animal...
100 endangered crayfish just dropped dead in England – and people don't know why
Experts have quarantined some of the survivors to try and find out what's going on...
When arachnologists visited an old atomic bomb research site in England, they couldn't believe what they found
The British Arachnological Society recorded a remarkable 55 species of spiders among the abandoned buildings. But that wasn't all they discovered...
Ant queens eat their own babies then recycle them to make new ones. Here's why
It may sound harsh, but it’s for the good of the colony.
Octopuses are now punching fish in the face. This video shows exactly why
Despite these attacks, the fish are keen to stick close to the octopuses – for one very good reason
This venomous spider traps male fireflies in its web and forces them to flash like females. Experts just found out why
Scientists think that the orb-weaver spider's venomous bite might somehow cause behavioural changes in the fireflies. A new study shines a light on why they do this.