The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity, ...

For years, Florida Tech's Catherine Talbot, an assistant professor of psychology, has worked to understand the sociality of male rhesus monkeys and how low-social monkeys can serve as a model for ...

A cloned rhesus monkey has reached adulthood for the first time ever, with the unique primate now more than 3 years old, according to Chinese researchers. Retro — who was born on July 16, 2020 — was ...

New research indicates that a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), cloned using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), has successfully survived for over two years. The cloning of rhesus monkeys may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two-year-old rhesus monkey named Retro. / Credit: Nature Communications Scientists in China on Tuesday announced that they have ...

Scientists in China on Tuesday announced that they have cloned the first healthy rhesus monkey, a two-year-old named Retro, by tweaking the process that created Dolly the sheep. Primates have proved ...

According to the latest information from the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, three rhesus monkeys are still on the loose in Mississippi after fleeing the scene of an accident. According to the ...

The hormone oxytocin appears to increase social behaviors in newborn rhesus monkeys, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Parma in Italy, and the ...

As the wise prophet Peter Gabriel once said, don't you monkey with the monkey.

A group of monkeys is challenging humans’ views on sexuality by showing that same-sex behavior among males strengthens their social networks and may even help them father more offspring. The findings, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Three monkeys remained on the loose in rural Mississippi on Wednesday ...