Health officials in St. Louis, Missouri confirmed that multiple vervet monkeys remain loose in the city, as of Saturday, Jan.

Background Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be ...

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

“We were able to causally link a specific brain pathway to a ‘brake’ on motivation when individuals face unpleasant tasks in ...

It’s intentionally sending a signal that it’s pissed off, so beware ...

BackgroundMost of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or preparing a ...

Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or ...

A pesky “motivation brake” may control when we can be bothered to do something, and when we’d rather put it off.

Chinese scientists clone monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.

We've all been there… You know you need to make that complaint phone call, but you cannot bring yourself to dial. Or there is ...

In the foothills of Japan’s Northern Alps, people are chasing monkeys. Wearing bright orange vests, the humans ring bells, ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...