Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on July 7, 2025. Click here for that audio. Scientists studying chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest of Uganda noticed the creatures seem to be administering a ...

A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Oxford and published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution has revealed that wild chimpanzees in ...

May 14 (UPI) --New research sheds light on how chimpanzees self-medicate wounds with plants and provide aid to other chimps. A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and ...

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Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...