What is a monkey, exactly? We think we know monkeys for their playful behavior, their swinging around the jungle, and oddly familiar expressions (we’re related to them, after all). But how are all ...

Scientists have been studying the primates at some of the nation’s hot springs, and what they have learned about evolution is astonishing Ben Crair; Photographs by Maciek Pożoga A female macaque ...

Three Rhesus monkeys remain on the loose in eastern Mississippi on Wednesday, Oct. 29, after escaping from a truck that crashed while transporting them from Tulane University in New Orleans a day ...

Authorities have killed several lab monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Mississippi. The rhesus macaques were initially thought to be diseased and dangerous, but that's not necessarily ...

Eight rhesus monkeys escaped Tuesday when the truck transporting them and 15 fellows from Louisiana to Florida flipped in Mississippi, spilling them onto Interstate 59, authorities said. The Jasper ...

Editor's Note: One monkey has been captured, while 42 are still on the loose. Read the latest here. Forty-three monkeys,who escaped their facility in South Carolina, were still on the loose Friday ...

A group of monkeys in a small town in India took "revenge" on the local dog population this month by throwing them off of the top of tall buildings and trees. It is reported that the monkeys have ...

I was in a small boat cruising past a tiny island one mile off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico when I first noticed the islands odd inhabitants. The island of Cayo Santiago is completely inhabited ...

Macaque monkeys grow up with their mothers and are often not familiar with their fathers. But they can recognise the paternal side of the family even without ever being introduced to them, according ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Give a monkey enough darts and they’ll beat the market. So says a draft article by Research Affiliates highlighting the simulated results of 100 monkeys throwing darts at the stock pages in a ...

Private enclosures are also no match for the dexterous and scheming simians. Last week, multiple Vervet monkeys, which are ...