His groundbreaking field research was instrumental in banning the international ivory trade and protecting elephants from ...

In Limpopo, a herd of seven tame elephants has advanced the cause of science like few others have done. The latest finding is ...

Understanding how elephants use their trunks to pick up small objects could lead to robots designed with flexible hands or grippers, according to a new study that includes Rochester Institute of ...

A new study has revealed that elephants aren't afraid of drones, as was previously thought. Their surprisingly calm response ...

Cancer is a big problem for humans, but it also affects countless other species on our planet. Elephants, however, have demonstrated an amazing ability to avoid the disease, and a new study may have ...

Indiana University researcher Daniella Chusyd is studying human aging in an unlikely way: through elephants. Humans and elephants have similar lifespans, with elephants capable of living into their ...

BENGALURU, India (WKRC) - A new study is shedding light on Asian elephant behavior, and the scientists behind the study used an unconventional method to collect the data. YouTube videos may not be the ...

Playful 7-year-old Thinuli loved accompanying her father to his chena fields in a remote village in Hambantota, in Sri Lanka’s deep south. In August, she joined him as usual, eager to help in the ...

Elephants possess a suite of unique physiological traits and reproductive adaptations that are key to their survival and ecological success. Their complex endocrine systems govern behaviours such as ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict (HEC) has reached a breaking point. In 2023, Sri Lanka became the deadliest country for ...

Understanding how elephants use their trunks to pick up small objects could lead to robots designed with flexible hands or grippers, according to a new study that includes Rochester Institute of ...