A new analysis of this 400,000-year-old skull fills in missing branches on the elephant evolutionary tree.

The fascinating world of miniature mammals Mammals, characterized by their ability to nurse their young and regulate body ...

Giant elephant skull found in Himalayas leaves scientists perplexed - Fossil found in Kashmir valley quarter century ago ...

A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the ...

Kenya is relocating 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in ...

The Oregon Zoo’s largest land mammals will devour some of the region’s biggest pumpkins for the annual Squishing of the ...

A fossil elephant skull from Kashmir reveals a new species, deepening our understanding of elephant evolution.

Look away, hunks; this one may sting a bit. In the wild, the law is straightforward: it's all about survival of the fittest.

Elephant seals nearly went extinct in the 1800s, when they were hunted for blubber that was used for heating oil, Warner said ...

Elephant trunks, more sci-fi face-tentacle than ho-hum mammal nose, are getting new scrutiny as researchers explore how the wrinkles grow.

Kenya is relocating 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in ...