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Universe would die before monkey with keyboard writes Shakespeare, study finds

Australian mathematicians call into question the ‘infinite monkey theorem’ in new research on old adage. Mathematicians have called into question the old adage that a monkey typing randomly at a ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Nature: Howler monkeys in Belize

We leave you this Sunday with howler monkeys in Belize. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

How to Not Die in Silicon Valley

Here’s what Silicon Valley’s moguls are doing to beat death.

Tech - Wired - November 14

Monkey Island Fans Create Their Own Game, The Booze of Monkey Island

Although Ron Gilbert came back to the Monkey Island franchise with Return To Monkey Island in 2022, it's unclear when or if the series will ever get another official sequel. But that hasn't ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 5

Two brothers die in Ballymoney crash

Brothers Des and Sam Holmes were travelling in a car that was involved in a collision with a lorry.

The delicate task of granting the right to die

MPs will soon vote on whether the terminally ill can end their lives. The decision is fraught with logistical and ethical questions

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Moment BBC reporter returns tortured monkey into wild

Mini was rescued after a BBC Eye investigation that exposed a global online monkey torture ring.

Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds

Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".

43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility

Forty-three rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina Wednesday after a caretaker accidentally left a door unsecured, the company's CEO told CBS News. ...

Search remains on for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina

The search continues for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina. Forty-three rhesus macaque monkeys, bred for medical research, escaped from a facility Wednesday. Law enforcement and health ...

25 Escaped Monkeys of 43 Are Captured in South Carolina

The monkeys escaped after a worker at a research center left an enclosure unlocked. One monkey was captured Saturday, and another 24 on Sunday, while the rest remain at large.

Health - The New York Times - November 12

A Door Is Unlocked, and 43 Monkeys Make a Bid for Freedom

Dozens of rhesus macaques escaped a research facility in South Carolina. They’re still on the lam.

Health - The New York Times - November 12

Women jailed over sadistic monkey torture videos

The judge describes Holly Le Gresley and Adriana Orme's actions as "abhorrent and sadistic".

Monkey confiscated after owner arrested in DWI crash

A single-vehicle car crash in Dallas ended with an arrest and DWI for Brandi Botello. There was an exotic monkey in the car at the time that has been confiscated by the police and now Botello is ...

More than 60 die in Spanish floods

Worst European flooding since 2021 raises questions about how residents were alerted to forecasts of intense rain

World - Financial Times - October 30

Why North Korean Soldiers Are Prepared to Die in Russia

Nearly all would raise their hands to go, ex-military defectors explain, owing to regime loyalty, promise of higher status and a glimpse of the outside world.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 10

"Human … Please die": Chatbot responds with threatening message

In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."

Ten Newborns Die in India Hospital Fire

The deadly episode was reportedly caused by a short circuit. Hospital fires are not uncommon in India, which lags in fire preparedness and building safety.

World - The New York Times - November 16

Two Bee Gees Drummers Die Within Days

Colin “Smiley” Petersen, the original drummer, and Dennis Bryon, who played during the band’s disco heyday, died within four days of each other.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Google AI chatbot asks user to ‘please die’

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini gave a threatening response to a Michigan college student, telling him to “please die.” The artificial intelligence program and the student, Vidhay Reddy, were engaging ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

A monkey writing Shakespeare? That's much ado about nothing, scientists claim

Two mathematicians in Australia now say that the Infinite Monkey Theorem is wrong and monkeys could not write Shakespeare before the universe dies.

40 monkeys escape research facility, police warn locals to lock their doors

A police search is underway after 40 monkeys escaped from an Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Residents warned after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.

Forty-three monkeys at large in South Carolina after escaping research facility

Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animals. These monkeys went bananas: 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Forty-three monkeys escape from US research lab

Officials in rural South Carolina say the female rhesus monkeys escaped into the wild after their pen was left open.

Toei, Spaceport and Twin Atlas launch Hypergalactic: Monkey Quest on Roblox

Toei, Spaceport and Twin Atlas are launching Hypergalactic: Monkey Quest on Roblox today. And seven other games too.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 8

Tennessee woman shoots monkey who tried to attack her

A woman in Thrasher, Tennessee, told police a vervet money tried to attack her when she went to feed her cats. The monkey later died at the Chattanooga Zoo.

1 of the escaped South Carolina monkeys found unharmed, officials say

One of the 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility Wednesday night has been "successfully recovered unharmed," officials said Saturday.

24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed

Authorities say more than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina have been recovered unharmed

Tech - ABC News - November 10

Some monkeys are still on the loose after escaping South Carolina lab

More than a dozen monkeys that escaped a research facility in South Carolina are still on the loose. CBS News' Dave Malkoff has the latest details on the quest to capture the remaining primates.

More escaped monkeys captured as lawmaker slams lab's negligence

Two more monkeys that escaped a South Carolina research facility last week have been trapped and returned, the facility's CEO said.

Curious case of the missing monkeys turns spotlight on South Carolina lab

Eight of the 43 macaques that escaped from facility breeding primates for medical research are still at large. Eight monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina are still at ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

First monkeys, now "feral" emus on the loose in South Carolina

Police in Horry County, South Carolina, said this week that they are searching for two missing emus that have been evading capture for months: "We are not emu-sed."

Texas influencer under investigation over confiscated spider monkey's care

The Dallas-area influencer who had her spider monkey taken from her Saturday after a drunk driving crash is under investigation after the monkey was determined to be malnourished, officials said ...

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