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2,692 results for: Monkeys

  1. Plants

    ‘Lab Girl’ invites readers into hidden world of plants

    In Lab Girl, geobiologist Hope Jahren reveals secret lives of plants — and scientists.

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  2. Animals

    Rock-wielding monkeys make adjustments when cracking nuts

    Videos show that monkeys carefully pound open nuts to avoid smashing kernels inside.

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  3. Psychology

    Baby marmosets imitate parents’ sounds

    Vocal learning may work similarly in marmoset monkeys, songbirds and humans.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Jessica Cantlon seeks the origins of numerical thinking

    Cognitive neuroscientist Jessica Cantlon wants to find out how humans understand numbers and where that understanding comes from.

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  5. Tech

    Virtual reality has a motion sickness problem

    Virtual reality games and experiences can make some people sick, and women are more susceptible.

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  6. Neuroscience

    Being watched can boost productivity

    In the company of another, a monkey steps up production on a simple job.

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  7. Science & Society

    What’s ahead for science in 2017?

    Science News writers reveal what they are watching for — and hoping for — in the year ahead.

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  8. Anthropology

    Tooth, jaw fossils tell tale of North America’s last nonhuman primates

    Oregon fossils provide new clues to North America’s last nonhuman primates.

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  9. Neuroscience

    1960s dog brain transplant was not followed by human studies

    A pioneering study to transplant a dog’s brain led to later work on a monkey, but ethical considerations and technical know-how have prevented further work.

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  10. Animals

    Chimps get buzzed on fermented tree sap

    Scientists have documented the first case of chimpanzees drinking ethanol in the wild.

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  11. Neuroscience

    Brain cells predict opponent’s move in game-playing monkeys

    Newly discovered brain cells help monkeys predict whether a companion will cooperate.

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  12. Genetics

    Muscle-gene edit creates buff beagles

    Gene editing works at low efficiency in dogs.

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