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2,694 results for: Monkeys

  1. Animals

    Jenny Tung wants to know how social stresses mess with genes

    Evolutionary anthropologist Jenny Tung is untangling the many health effects of life as a social animal.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Life

    How to make organ transplants last

    New strategies aim to help transplant recipients keep their organs healthy with fewer (or no) immune suppressing drugs.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Neuroscience

    Anxiety in monkeys is linked to hereditary brain traits

    A key brain connection may be behind childhood anxiety, brain scans of monkeys suggest.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Science & Society

    Scientists-turned-students guide viewers through ‘The Most Unknown’

    In The Most Unknown, a film on Netflix, a research round robin leads to fascinating discussions about scientific questions.

    By Emily Conover
  5. Animals

    Malaysia’s pig-tail macaques eat rats, head first

    Pig-tail macaques are seen as a menace on Malaysian palm oil plantations, but may be helping to reduce rodent populations.

    By Yao-Hua Law
  6. Anthropology

    Koko the gorilla is gone, but she left a legacy

    An ape that touched millions imparted some hard lessons about primate research.

    By Bruce Bower
  7. Animals

    Bees join an exclusive crew of animals that get the concept of zero

    Honeybees can pass a test of ranking ‘nothing’ as less than one.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Health & Medicine

    FDA approves the first smallpox treatment

    Concerns about bioterrorism fueled the development of the first treatment for smallpox.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  9. Anthropology

    Ardi walked the walk 4.4 million years ago

    Ancient hominid evolved upright stance without sacrificing climbing ability.

    By Bruce Bower
  10. Anthropology

    Finger fossil puts people in Arabia at least 86,000 years ago

    A desert discovery suggests that Arabia was an ancient human destination.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Neuroscience

    Brain waves may focus attention and keep information flowing

    Not just by-products of busy nerve cells, brain waves may be key to how the brain operates.

    By Laura Sanders
  12. Anthropology

    Modern chimp brains share similarities with ancient hominids

    MRIs suggest certain brain folding patterns don’t mark ancient humanlike neural advances after all, raising questions about hominid brain evolution.

    By Bruce Bower