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

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

There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even ...

The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.

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

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical ... suggests other animal species might self-medicate, with varying levels of sophistication.