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A familiar, even iconic, sight in California is actually an incredibly invasive species, according to plant experts.

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Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using plants to treat open wounds and tend to each other’s ­injuries.

New research sheds light on how chimpanzees self-medicate wounds with plants and provide aid to other chimps.

Chimps use medicinal plants to treat their wounds A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use leaves for a hygienic scrub.

A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use leaves for a hygienic scrub.

Chimps use medicinal plants to treat their wounds A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use leaves for a hygienic scrub.