Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other.

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Elephants have thick skin and relatively poor eyesight. But a team of German researchers has found that their sophisticated whiskers give them a superb sense of touch — a finding that could have ...

Pachyderm whiskers are more flexible at the tip than the base, allowing elephants to complete delicate tasks with their incredibly strong trunks ...

Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked.

Face off: Using artificial intelligence, graphic design tools and artistic licence, scientists reconstructed the face of Racesa's "vampire" ...

Benjamin Beck, an authority on "tooling," offers a state-of-the art clarification of this fascinating behavior and why it's ...

An elephant’s trunk looks rugged, but it is also one of the most sensitive touch organs in the animal kingdom. New research reveals that this sensitivity is partly powered by whiskers whose material ...

The Mara Elephant Project (MEP) says it is a conservation partner for the Global Conservation Tech & Drone Forum (GCTDF 2026), taking place from March 2 to 6, 2026, in Nairobi and Konza Technopolis, ...

Building the human story based on a few artefacts is tricky – particularly for wooden tools that don’t preserve well, or cave ...

Archaeologists unearthed an elephant bone alongside catapult stones in a discovery that brings ancient war to life.

The Mara Elephant Project (MEP) has confirmed its role as a conservation partner for the Global Conservation Tech & Drone ...