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An ant investigates and begins to treat the injured leg of a comrade. When necessary, these ants will perform medical amputations.

Lab experiments show that some ants will treat the injured legs of comrades, and when it's necessary will even perform medical amputations. Bart Zijlstra, UNIL hide caption

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Ants treat certain leg injuries with lifesaving amputations

Medical amputation isn't a uniquely human form of medicine, it turns out. Some ant species will cut off the limbs of injured buddies when it's necessary to save them.

Middle East

The looming war between Israel and Hezbollah

by Daniel Estrin, Tom Bowman

6 min

The looming war between Israel and Hezbollah

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Africa

Sudan’s civil war continues to pay a heavy toll on the country’s children

by Elena Burnett, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Tara Neill, Ailsa Chang

5 min

Sudan’s civil war continues to pay a heavy toll on the country’s children

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Author Interviews

'The Cliffs' explores a house through the centuries of women who passed through

by Elena Burnett, Courtney Dorning, Mary Louise Kelly

8 min

'The Cliffs' explores a house through the centuries of women who passed through

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Race

The legacy — and efficacy — of the Civil Rights Act on its 60th anniversary

by Jordan-Marie Smith, Christopher Intagliata, Juana Summers

8 min

The legacy — and efficacy — of the Civil Rights Act on its 60th anniversary

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An ant investigates and begins to treat the injured leg of a comrade. When necessary, these ants will perform medical amputations.

Lab experiments show that some ants will treat the injured legs of comrades, and when it's necessary will even perform medical amputations. Bart Zijlstra, UNIL hide caption

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Bart Zijlstra, UNIL

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Ants treat certain leg injuries with lifesaving amputations

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3 min

Ants treat certain leg injuries with lifesaving amputations

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