30-06-2022
"Paarungsakt bei Fruchtfliegen: Diese Winzlinge haben längere Spermien als der Mensch" (Mating in fruit flies: These tiny creatures have longer sperm than men)
Tages-Anzeiger
30-06-2022
"Paarungsakt bei Fruchtfliegen: Diese Winzlinge haben längere Spermien als der Mensch" (Mating in fruit flies: These tiny creatures have longer sperm than men)
Tages-Anzeiger
13-01-2022
"Wundersaft Sperma: Ein Teelöffel Erbinformation" (Wonderful sperm: A teaspoon of genome)
3sat TV
22-06-2021
"Weibchen umgarnen" (Enchanting females)
UZHmagazin
02-03-2020
"Frühlingserwachen" (Spring awakening)
Radio neo1
24-04-2019
"Wozu braucht es Schwanzfedern?" (What's the point of tail feathers?)
Die Weltwoche
10-04-2019
The release of our Proceedings B article on primate ornaments and testes attracted broad coverage, including:
Why chimpanzees have big testes, and mandrills have small ones The Scientist
In primates, evolution is a ball game Cosmos Magazine
Primate males face a sexual trade-off: Looking good or having large testicles Inverse
Primates with 'showy' hair have smaller testicles: study New York Post
Primate guys get to look snazzy or have big testicles Futurity
More media coverage here
15-07-2016
Grosse Hoden, kleines Hirn (Large balls, small brains)
Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag
28-06-2016
Die Riesenspermien der Fruchtfliege Radio Eins
24-06-2016
Auf die Grösse kommt es an - bei den Spermien Tages-Anzeiger
16-06-2016
Peter Schneider - die andere Presseschau Radio SRF3 (Swiss National Radio)
25-05-2016
The release of our Nature article on the evolution sperm gigantism received broad coverage, including:
Why male fruit flies have such enormous sperm Los Angeles Times
This Fly's Sperm Is One Thousand Times Longer Than Human Sperm The Atlantic
Fruit fly sperm is epically long, and we may finally know why The Washington Post
Scientists Solve Giant Sperm Paradox The Scientist
Übergrosse Spermien der Fruchtfliegen Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Das Geheimnis der Riesenspermien Spektrum
Le paradoxe des spermatozoïdes géants de la mouche du vinaigre élucidé Le Temps
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20-11-2015
Our Proceedings B article on the evolution sperm number vs. sperm size received broad coverage, including:
Mouse sperm is longer than elephant sperm. This man has a theory. VOX
The biggest sperm come in the smallest packages - and other odd facts about male sex cells The Guardian / The Conversation
(transcript) Verloren im Geschlechtstrakt: Warum Mäuse größere Spermien haben als Elefanten Deutschlandfunk
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10-09-2013
Female Control of Sexual Selection (Invited contribution to the Academic Minute) U.S. National Public Radio