AI, monkey brains, and the virtue of small thinking illuminate how the brain processes sight

What does it take to make AI that can pass as human? Try massive clusters of supercomputers. To build human-like intelligence, computer scientists think big. However, for neuroscientists who want to ...

Why Would A Mother Monkey Abandon A Baby Like Punch? We Asked Primate Experts.

"Primate mothers are some of the best mothers you will find in the animal kingdom," one expert said. So what happened with ...

Chimpanzees love alcohol and their pee proves it

After University of California, Berkeley graduate student Aleksey Maro and integrative biologist Robert Dudley discovered that the boozy fruits chimpanzees eat is the equivalent of two standard ...

What the internet's obsession with Punch the monkey says about the global loneliness epidemic, according to a psychologist

Everyone's obsessed with Punch the monkey who was abandoned by his mum in Japan and given a monkey plush to keep him company. HELLO! asked the experts to explain why we all feel so sad for the animal ...

Punch the monkey isn’t the first lonely zoo animal to capture our hearts – or raise troubling questions

From the last thylacine to Mollie the drinking, smoking orangutan, little Punch the monkey is the latest in a long line of lonely zoo animals.
Smithsonian Magazine

Can Apes Play Pretend? What Scientists Learned From Having Imaginary ‘Tea Parties’ With Kanzi the Bonobo

The study focused on Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo who died in March 2025 at the age of 44. Ape Initiative.

What is Bluetooth and how does it work?

How do headphones, toys, gadgets and other devices talk to each other without any wires? Many of them connect with Bluetooth. It’s a technology that allows different devices to communicate wirelessly.

It's Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent 2026. When is Easter Sunday?

Lent begins today, Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. Here's when it ends, when Easter will fall in 2026 and why it overlaps with Passover.

Sad reason abandoned monkey carries toy

The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the world as it’s revealed why the six-month-old monkey carries a stuffed toy around. The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the ...

Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2026 as we enter the Year of the Fire Horse

Don’t worry if you don’t have a personal geomancer on your phone — we’ve done the cosmic legwork for you, rounding up this year’s Chinese zodiac fortune guide with the help of a seasoned master.
Insider Monkey

“I Don’t Know What to do With Adobe (ADBE),” Says Jim Cramer

We recently published 14 Stocks on Jim Cramer’s Radar. Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) is one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar. Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) is a productivity software company whose shares are ...
The Motley Fool

What Does the Presidential Election Cycle Say the Market Will Do in 2026?

Historically, the second year of a president's four-year term is the weakest for the stock market. Presidents tend to return their focus to the economy in their third years. We’re bullish on these 10 ...