Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals but aren't found in reptiles, birds or amphibians ...

A court has rejected the notion that elephants are people, upholding a zoo's right to keep the animals after a yearslong legal scrap.

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

After four decades in captivity, a former circus elephant named Duma is experiencing a remarkable transformation at Shambala Private Game Reserve. This heartwarming story follows his journey from ...

The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with ...