From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal smugglers—one gorilla handprint at a time.

They will likely be charged with violating a law that carries heavy penalties. Authorities make stunning discovery after tip ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

Vatsala, believed to be Asia's oldest known elephant, has passed away. Affectionately known as "Dadi" (Grandma in Hindi), she ...

For over a month, efforts have been under way to save the life of the magnificent tusker Bathiya. Shot by an unidentified ...

The largest sloth of all time was the size of an elephant. Known to paleontologists as Eremotherium, the shaggy giant ...

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has granted a presidential pardon to Lin Yunhua, a Chinese national sentenced to 14 years ...

Elephants that live near farms are more daring than their deep-forest counterparts, and that behavior could be the key to ...

His system of nomenclature and classification is fundamental to the study of not just evolution but of taxonomy and ...

Humans have long mastered the art of expressing their goals and needs through both language and gestures. A similar behavior ...

During the experiment, elephants in Zimbabwe showed an ability to change their gestures to something more elaborate when they didn’t get exactly what they wanted.