Scientists have spotted an orangutan using medicinal plants to tend to its own wounds. A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was observed by German and Indonesian scientists chewing up the leaves ...
The study of our primate cousins has revealed many of them have remarkably advanced behaviors, but a new observation in Sumatra caught seasoned scientists by surprise. An orangutan known as Rakus ...
But some of the smartest crows of all may be found in the animal physiology lab at the University of Tübingen in Germany.
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The city is flexing its new enforcement powers to close hundreds of unlicensed cannabis stores. Critics have likened some of the authorities’ tactics to those used during the war on drugs.
When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him.
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has a new exhibit and the communications manager, Jacey Kallsen comes to chat with KETV NewsWatch 7's Maddie Augustine. TechCrunch ...
Joey Chestnut had long been the face of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Then he signed up to endorse a rival brand’s vegan dogs. By Liam Stack Who has not dreamed of turning a ...
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The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Friday, July 5, at 6:57 p ...
‘This is not legitimate protest. This is not free speech,’ the Manhattan Borough president, Mark Levine, says. ‘This is vile antisemitism making Jews unsafe.’ ‘Every party’ has trouble vetting its ...