Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?

Thomas Kuhn, the 20th-century historian of science who coined the phrase “paradigm shift,” had a name for such breakdowns in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Monkey-Nappers! A Group of Capuchin Monkeys Caught on Camera With Abducted Baby Howler Monkeys

Observations of Coiba’s tool-using immature capuchin monkeys show them carrying abducted infant howler monkeys. What is the reason for this behavior? Vanessa Crooks Caught in the act! Capuchin monkeys ...
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The CDC is ending testing on monkeys. Here’s what we know.

For decades, animals have been used in scientific and medical research. Naturally, some supported research on animals, while others wanted nothing more than to set the animals free. For those in the ...
ucdavis.edu

Using Genetics to Understand Decision-Making in Monkeys

UC Davis Ph.D. candidate Abigail Morris is studying how environmental factors influence the decisions individual monkeys make when they disperse from their family groups in the Amazon. (Courtesy photo ...
The New York Times

Could Monkeys Really Type All of Shakespeare?

Not in this universe, a new study concludes. By Alexander Nazaryan Science doesn’t usually tolerate frivolity, but the infinite monkey theorem enjoys an exception. The question it poses is thoroughly ...
Washington City Paper

When Can Kids Start Using Monkey Bars?

Remember how fun it was to play on monkey bars? They were by far one of the best activities on a jungle gym while we were growing up, and will likely be for our kids, too. As parents, it’s only ...