Lucy Cooke meets some of the animal kingdom’s nocturnal inhabitants to understand why it pays to stir once the sun goes down and how future survival may depend on a nightlife. Show more
A virgin birth may be miraculous to us, but for some species it’s a winning evolutionary strategy. Lucy Cooke meets nature’s ultimate self-cloning sisters. Show more
Lockdown reminds us how social we are, yet many species favour a solitary life. Lucy Cooke explores how and why going solo can be a winning evolutionary strategy. Show more
Lucy Cooke explores the biology behind our seeming obsession with all things adorable. Is there a science to being cute, and if you are not, what are the consequences? Show more
Lucy Cooke, zoologist and founder of the Sloth Appreciation Society, unleashes her inner sloth to discover why being lazy could actually be the ultimate evolutionary strategy. Show more
Lucy Cooke explores cooperation, democracy and peaceful behaviour in animals and investigates whether these can be better evolutionary strategies than fighting and aggression. Show more