For the first time, scientists observed a wild animal treating its own wound with a medicinal plant. A Sumatran orangutan, chewed up liana leaves and applied them to his wound. It healed in five days.

As our closest non-human relatives, primates remain some of the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom. And they continue to surprise science with their knowledge. A new research paper published in ...

Journalists often must write depressing stories. But thankfully that’s not always the case. In fact, when the job has its perks, it really has its perks. Like when two of us, both devoted followers of ...