A fractured tusk sparked an international collaboration that brought life-saving surgery, veterinary innovation and ...

Researchers say they have developed a new way to distinguish between legal mammoth ivory and illegal elephant ivory. ...

A new forensic test could help identify poached elephant ivory being disguised and smuggled as legal mammoth tusks.

Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban—by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law ...

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

Before modern elephants roamed the savannas, their ancient ancestors looked – and behaved – very differently. In this video, ...

Discover how the University of Pretoria's veterinary team achieved a groundbreaking tusk extraction on a Cambodian elephant, ...

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 ...