How a woman’s voice inspires men to risk their lives: new research
There’s science behind the irresistible siren call. From the peacock’s majestic mating dance to the Trojan war, men will do some pretty silly things to impress a woman, but the lengths to which they’ll go to lock down their lady love also depends on her alluring abilities, new research suggests. see also Women alter their voices to lure men into sex, study says Feeld users complain the kink dating app has been taken over by ‘vanilla’ men: ‘Casual sex is now kinky’ A study published in Personality and Individual Differences found that men are more willing to be lured into danger for women with a...
This beautiful peacock spider was only found two years ago. Now it could be dancing its last dance
If you notice a tiny, strikingly coloured spider performing an elaborate courtship dance, you may have seen your first peacock spider. New species of peacock spider are discovered every year; the tally is now 113. One newly discovered species, Maratus yanchep, is only known to exist in a small area of coastal dunes near Yanchep, north of Perth. As Perth’s suburbs sprawl ever further north and south, it means one problem – the housing crisis – is worsening another, the extinction crisis. The dunes which are home to Maratus yanchep are just 20 metres from land being cleared for large new...