Previous studies found that macaques aren’t necessarily deterred by contamination—as long as the payoff is tempting. When presented with a favorite treat (such as a peanut) wild Japanese macaques ...

"Groups have histories, and those histories show up in behavior,” said Stephan Kaufhold, who led the study as a doctoral ...

This ‘NOVA’ presentation delves into the development of brains—those of both humans and some of our intelligent fellow ...

While Punch-kun is doing his best in the world of the zoo, this is a story about a wild troop of Japanese macaques living in ...

The idea that humans evolved from modern monkeys is one of the most common misunderstandings about evolution. Humans and ...

The familiar claim about humans evolving from apes leaves out an important part of the story. Fossils and DNA reveal a much ...

Japanese macaques that survived a deadly disease outbreak have become more wary of potentially contaminated food, Popular ...

In fact, the overwhelming majority of animals have tails. Only a select few, like us humans, don’t have an external tail. But ...

It is October, and in the mountains of Japan, acorns, chestnuts and wild fruits are ripening. "Eat, sleep, get fat" sounds ...