A recent study has shown how some species of monkeys have complex social hierarchies and how some are prone to taking risks ...

Rhesus macaques in U.S. research laboratories frequently pull out their own hair, pace in tight loops, and rock back and ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 5, 2023. The original video can be viewed here. With extreme weather events on the rise across the globe, we were interested in a study ...

A light pulse of electricity to the brain helped monkeys shake off a schizophrenia-like pattern of rigid thinking. They ...

Monkeys share many traits with humans — including our thirst for alcohol. Medical researchers were able to turn eight rhesus macaque monkeys into heavy drinkers by offering them increasing ...

The world's best yodellers aren't found high in the pristine mountaintops of the Alps – instead, scientists say, they can be found in trees, jungles and rainforests across the globe. It's because the ...