Chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat ailments, study finds
Scientists monitoring 51 chimpanzees saw sick or injured animals eating certain plant items that were not part of their normal diet.
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Scientists monitoring 51 chimpanzees saw sick or injured animals eating certain plant items that were not part of their normal diet.
American and Nigerien defense officials say U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by its ruling junta will complete their withdrawal from the West African country by the middle of September.
The trees have been called both "grotesque" and "one of the most charismatic species on our planet" – and now we know where they came from.
Prince Harry and Meghan are in Nigeria.
The change doesn't mandate or even explicitly affirm LGBTQ clergy, but it means the church no longer forbids them.
A study highlights the potentially profound impacts of invasive species, which are spreading at an increasing rate.
Libya and Tunisia are principal departure points for migrants risking dangerous sea voyages in hopes of reaching Europe.
Children in Ghana, some as young as 5, are working cocoa fields and wielding machetes instead of attending school.
Government officials urged citizens to remain indoors as authorities worked to apprehend suspects in the attack.
Hundreds of people lined up to donate blood as rescuers kept hunting for people trapped under rubble two days after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco.
Cheetahs are considered to be Africa's most endangered big cat with only about 7,000 remaining in the wild
Set in a futuristic version of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, "Supa Team 4" tells the story of four teen girls who turn undercover superheroes after being recruited by a retired secret agent to save the world.
The lion was killed on Wednesday by the owner of a livestock pen, which Loonkiito had entered in the middle of the night looking for prey due to being "starving," the organization said.
A local official said the kids were trying to cross a river to collect firewood when their over-crowded boat capsized.
It was not possible to evaluate the full extent of the human losses and material damage, officials told local media.
In one wreck alone at least 20 migrants died with more than 60 people still missing.
First lady Jill Biden told the AP there's "pretty much" nothing left to do but choose a time and place to announce.
According to Officials, Jill Biden will focus on the role of young people and continue to shape their democracy.
A plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria as it approached an airport in Tanzania, killing 19 people on board, the country's prime minister said.
A federal appeals court Thursday rejected arguments that a Tampa business violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired a massage therapist because she would not cancel a trip to Ghana amid an Ebola epidemic in Africa.
Anti-apartheid activist and former wife of the late Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, has died at the age of 81.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, the speaker of the country's Parliament said, bringing an end to his 37 years of rule.
An 8-year-old girl from Florida has become the youngest female to climb the world famous Mount Kilimanjaro.
A Coral Springs Police officer was back on duty Wednesday and got a pleasant surprise.
Thirty-three lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia are heading back to their homeland to live out the rest of their lives in a private sanctuary in South Africa.
