Animals respond to injury in many ways. So far, evidence for animals tending wounds with biologically active materials is rare. Yet, a recent study of an orangutan treating a wound with a medicinal ...

Zhen Wang is an expert on medicinal plants and synthetic biology. She can discuss the history of plant-derived medicines, and efforts to effectively produce such drugs for modern health care systems.

Certain plants and herbs have long been used for medicinal purposes. In some cases, scientific research backs their purported health benefits. Share on Pinterest Pink echinacea cone flowers. Tracey ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner A young chimpanzee looks on during an outing ...

We eat plants, wear their products, burn them for fuel, and use them to build our houses. Plants are the very basis of the food chain on earth. They are also the source of oxygen in the atmosphere, ...

Indians are increasingly embracing home-grown medicinal plants for natural wellness, moving away from synthetic drugs. Cultivating herbs like Tulsi, Ajwain, and Coriander offers accessible remedies ...

This story is part of a partnership between the Montgomery Advertiser and the Living Democracy program at Auburn University. Now in its 13th year, the program disperses students across rural Alabama ...

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.

London — Chimpanzees in the wild use medicinal plants to treat their injuries or illnesses, according to a study from the University of Oxford that researchers say is the most in-depth analysis to ...