A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides fresh clues on the origin of human ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even ...

A new study shows that wild chimpanzees use medicinal plants to treat wounds and maintain hygiene, among other things. The ...

Chimps in the wild use medicinal leaves to perform "First Aid" on their friends and family, reveals new research. They also ...

Researchers in Uganda’s Budongo Forest document chimpanzees' use of medicinal plants and care methods to heal injuries.

A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Oxford and published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ...

Scientists studying chimpanzees in Budongo Forest, Uganda, have observed that these primates don't just treat their own ...

The chimps use the leaves to treat their own injuries and tend the wounds of others. According to results published in the ...

Researchers say the footage adds to a growing body of evidence that primates, including chimps, orangutans and gorillas, use ...

One of the pieces of evidence provided by the research is the footage of a very young female chimpanzee chewing on plants ...

Study on 41 wound care cases in Uganda’s Sonso, Waibira chimpanzees offer insight into evolution of human healthcare ...

Chimps in the wild use medicinal leaves to perform "First Aid" on their friends and family, reveals new research. They also ...