Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. This is the first time that well-digging has been observed in a group of chimpanzees living in the rainforest, and is an ...

Research by the University of Kent and the University of St Andrews has found that rainforest chimpanzees are digging wells for cleaner water and that the behaviour is spreading. Digging small wells ...

Well digging behaviors have been observed previously in areas with dry habitats, and researchers only know of three chimpanzee groups in the savannah that do so. Hella Péter Chimpanzees are incredibly ...

Cape Coral’s water issue is coming to a head, and authorities said they are digging four times more than usual to keep the water flowing. The City of Cape Coral hosted a water conservation meeting in ...

Widespread unlicensed well digging is spreading across villages in Benslimane province, in the Casablanca-Settat region, raising alarm over its impact on already shrinking groundwater reserves. Local ...

A recent study using camera traps and direct observation documented well-digging behavior in a group of chimpanzees in Uganda, initiated by a female that had immigrated into the group. Researchers ...