Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in eight-year 'civil war', say researchers(bbc.com)

416 points by neversaydie 6 months ago | 253 comments

BBC News article reporting researchers' findings that a chimpanzee community in Uganda has split and been locked in a years-long violent 'civil war'.

Ai, Japanese chimpanzee who counted and painted dies at 49(bbc.com)

178 points by reconnecting 9 months ago | 60 comments

Banana giant Chiquita held liable by US court for funding paramilitaries(bbc.com)

488 points by no_exit 2 years ago | 240 comments

BBC News article reporting that a US court held banana company Chiquita liable for funding Colombian paramilitary groups.

Seven escaped chimpanzees(theguardian.com)

62 points by zabzonk 2 years ago | 48 comments

Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort(bbc.com)

577 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 59 comments

BBC News article reporting that the World Health Organization has certified Egypt as malaria-free after a century-long effort to eliminate the disease.

Earliest forest discovered, scientists say(bbc.co.uk)

38 points by The-Old-Hacker 2 years ago | 6 comments