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
Why is the sea salty when our rivers aren't?
Ever thought why seawater is so salty? We explain
Spider beach: the abandoned military site in England now ruled by arachnids
If you like spiders and usual landscapes, then you'll love Orford Ness. Experts from the British Arachnological Society recently surveyed the remote shingle spit on the Suffolk coast and found it positively crawling with arachnids. But there was more...
Secrets of the cuckoo: how satellite tags are shedding crucial light on one of the world's most epic avian migrations
Understanding cuckoo migration patterns – and the dangers these birds face – can help us consider how we might help protect them, say experts.
More than 100 endangered crayfish found dead in Northumberland
The native white-clawed crayfish were found with mysterious orange patches all over their bodies.