Researchers have unveiled a miniature robot elephant with special 3D-printed "tissues" that allow for more complex and natural movements. A video shows the elephant grasp a flower with its trunk and ...

Tourists feeding wild elephants may seem innocent or even compassionate, but a new 18-year study reveals it s a recipe for ...

Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities.

Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their ...

WASHINGTON -- A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory ...

Originally a Texas car, the old Mopar had some rough days in its later life, with the powertrain ripped apart at least once; ...

Researchers have sequenced proteins from an ancient rhino relative from the cold, dry Haughton crater site (shown) in the ...

Eurasia and Africa were once populated by 13-tonne, 4 metre tall elephants, but their evolution has long remained a puzzle. A giant fossil skull from Kashmir paves way to unlocking their mysteries.

Recent research has pushed the boundaries of ancient protein analysis, retrieving proteins from fossils up to 24 million ...

But in a new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, we found evidence that elephants have their own names that they use to address each other.

That is, until they were all rapidly replaced with proboscideans with long, flexible trunks instead: mammoths, mastodons, and our modern elephants.What suddenly made long jaws such a liability? Well ...

Baby elephants can walk at birth but it takes them months before they can control their trunks. The post Exploring the Fascinating World of Elephant Trunks: Size, Function, and Evolution appeared ...