An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday.
An orangutan named Rakus is the first wild animal seen to use medicinal plants to heal themselves, by applying the leaves to a wound.
After getting into a fight with another orangutan in the rainforest, Rakus was documented treating his own injuries.
Animal psychologists have released incredible video from 214 cases of Capuchin monkeys using stone and stick tools to forage for food in Brazil's Ubajara National Park
Recent findings suggest that orangutans possess a sophisticated understanding of medicinal herbs, as demonstrated by a male Sumatran orangutan
A world-first treatment based on his research has kept an Australian doctor cancer-free for a year.A year after a devastating stage 4 Glioblastoma diagnosis, Professor Richard Scolyer from the University of Sydney has shared some positive news: His recent scans show no signs of recurrence.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Scolyer wrote: "I had brain #MRI scan last Thursday looking for recurrent #glioblastoma (&/or treatment complications). I found out yesterday that there is still no sign of...
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This December marks the centennial of Rod Serling, the late host and writer of the classic TV series “The Twilight Zone.” A newly published story by Serling is the latest to draw upon his traumatizing World War II service, for which he received a Bronze
NEW YORK (AP) — In a famous “Twilight Zone” episode from the early 1960s, a bloodthirsty World War II commander stationed in the Philippines finds himself transported into the body of a Japanese
On the eve of this week's major in Kentucky, Scheffler, 27, announced in a heartfelt post on Instagram that he and wife Meredith have welcomed their first child together.
Designers of show gardens on the prestigious Main Avenue at the event are urging gardeners to welcome the plant, saying it is great for absorbing water and softening hard edges.
Opal Sandy, aged 18 months, from Oxfordshire has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a groundbreaking new gene therapy trial.