Sick chimpanzees consume tree bark, dead wood and ferns with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects, say scientists. Many plants produce compounds that have medicinal effects on humans and other ...

"The low hanging fruit from the antibiotic tree has probably already been picked and new sources of compounds are needed."2 We believe that there is an untapped resource contained in the laboratories ...

Hydroquinine, a tree compound has the potential to inhibit ... Experts say across the world there is an antibiotics pipeline and access crisis with inadequate research and development in the ...

This story appears in the September 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Brazilian pepper tree, an invasive plant in the southern United States, is showing great potential in the fight ...

Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.

These can lead to the effectiveness of antibiotics being reduced, and the incidence of antibiotic resistance increasing. These bacteria are commonly known as superbugs. People feel unwell and when ...