Monkeys

The Soviet Union launched a dog known as Laika into orbit on November 3, 1957.

"The birth of this male is great news for the species," senior zoo keeper Jane Marshall said.

The town of Kaida has formed an all-volunteer "monkey militia" to stop macaques from raiding vegetable fields.

Scientists were surprised to find the genitalia of female dolphins are packed full of nerves.

Scientists say this will reduce the number of monkeys required for biomedical research.

"It was hurtful," Jeovanna deShong-Connor, a 17-year-old black senior student, said. "[It] made it so clear that our peers were not welcoming and that the administration did not care."

The monkeys have also exhibited aggressive behavior towards visitors at the Silver Springs State Park where they live.

The Caribbean once contained a remarkable evolutionary branch of now-extinct mammals, including several highly unusual primates.

The results could have implications for the development of treatments for destructive and risky behaviors in humans.

Jankowski defended the George Zimmerman verdict and criticized protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.

Parrots can talk and even whales can mimic speech. So why can't our closest primate relatives speak?

An experimental HIV vaccine triggered an immune response in a clinical trial.

The testing on monkeys is being done in China because it would be too costly and controversial in the United States.

These monkeys aren't picky.

Male proboscis monkeys with the biggest noses have the most number of females in their harems, according to a new study.

Some animal activists are concerned about the ethics of cloning monkeys, but this scientist says researchers follow strict ethical rules.

Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua were cloned using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago.

Herpes B infections are rare in humans but can be deadly.

The video is touching but also a disturbing reminder of the practice of capturing and breeding monkeys in Southeast Asia.

The cemetery, dating from the first and second centuries A.D., was discovered among the ruins of the Roman port town of Berenike.

The 4-year-old Tonkean macaque exhibited prolonged attachment to the infant's desiccated corpse before starting to chew its remains.

More than 100 officers from the army and the police were deployed on Thursday as part of a week-long operation against mischievous macaques.

Nobody was hurt in the confrontation, but it was bananas.

Why have some species evolved to give a monkey's about fairness?

We, as one primate species, drive others to extinction—but it's not too late to stop it.

The emerging cicada horde and the unique microbial makeup of American cities are just a few of the things we learned in Tech & Science this week.

Sumatran orangutans remain critically endangered, but their numbers are higher than thought.

It just goes to show: You can't have it all.

It's Frankenstein meets Animal Planet.

Biodefense research used thousands of monkeys for painful experiments after 9/11.