An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals. Biologists witnessed the male Sumatran orangutan – named Rakus – chewing the leaves of a climbing plant known as Akar Kuning. He…
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Universal Music and TikTok have ended a dispute over royalties after the label pulled millions of songs from the…
Magic mushrooms have the potential to be an effective antidepressant, according to new research. Psilocybin – the active ingredient…
Uber faces a multimillion-pound lawsuit from London’s black cab drivers in a revival of the longstanding dispute over the…
Archaeologists have been able to piece together the skull of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal skeleton. Researchers from Cambridge University and…
An “animal-centred internet” – which could allow pets to interact with each other as well as humans – may…