Professor Mark Elgar

The only spider known to weave a container to catch prey, researchers now have the first insights into the evolution and structure of the basket-web spider’s rare silk

Larger animals tend to live longer than smaller ones, but within the dog kingdom it pays to be short. Here’s why

Cockroaches have a reputation for resilience, even when it comes to surviving a nuclear bomb and radiation - but would they really outlive us all?

Male moth antennae act like sieves, separating female sex pheromones from environmental dust

Rumour has it that red-haired people with blue eyes are dying out - but what’s the truth about the future of this rarest genetic colour combination?

The evolutionary biology behind insect sex can tell us a lot about ourselves - but for both them and us, genes aren’t necessarily destiny

Almost 150 years after Charles Darwin first proposed a little-known prediction from his theory of sexual selection, researchers have found that male moths with larger antennae are better at detecting female signals

How love works on our mind, body and soul ... and why we want to write music about it

Only humans obviously show the whites of their eyes, making it easier to communicate and deceive at a glance