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Sep 16, 2007 3:19 PM CDT

$16M Horse Makes Shaky Debut

The Green Monkey finishes third in maiden run

(Newser) - The world's most expensive racehorse finished third in his rookie race at Belmont Park yesterday. The Green Monkey, really a horse that sold for $16 million at Saratoga's auction last year, had been kept off the track for months by a series of injuries, the AP reports. "In a...

Most Dangerous Science Jobs

Aug 10, 2007 2:21 PM CDT

Most Dangerous Science Jobs

Forget toiling in a lab coat—only mad scientists need apply

(Newser) - Science isn't just lab rats and microscopes—how does flying into hurricanes grab you? The most hazardous occupations for you biology, chemistry, and physics nerds:

Astronaut: 24 US deaths since 1961.
Biosafety lab researcher: Handle earth's deadliest diseases.
Hurricane hunter: Fly into tempests to gauge pressure and wind speed.

Flying Monkey Travels Coach

Aug 8, 2007 11:51 AM CDT

Flying Monkey Travels Coach

Man smuggles baby marmoset onto flight under his hat

(Newser) - A man smuggled a monkey onto a Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to LaGuardia yesterday by hiding it under his hat. Fellow passengers caught on when the small primate—a baby marmoset the size of a fist—came out and hung on the man's ponytail. The monkey-smuggler, whose flight...

Plague Kills Monkey in Denver Zoo

May 22, 2007 1:00 PM CDT

Plague Kills Monkey in Denver Zoo

Danger to humans from flea-borne disease deemed minimal

(Newser) - The bubonic plague has hit the Denver Zoo. An 8-year-old hooded capuchin monkey named Spanky was found dead last week, and postmortem tests confirmed that the cause was plague. The Denver Post reports that the monkey may have contracted the disease, which is usually spread by fleas, by eating the...