UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences' Shermin de Silva has spent the majority of her scientific career studying ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

Imagine a world where the largest land mammal roams the earth, majestic and powerful, yet unable to perform one of the simplest actions we often take for granted: jumping. Yes, elephants can’t jump, ...

A herd of elephants at San Diego Zoo instinctively formed a protective circle around their calves during a 5.2-magnitude ...

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Elephants are creatures of habit, and they typically don’t show up here at the Mushara waterhole in Namibia’s Etosha National ...

They have huge blood vessels in their ears. The blood vessels are large and quite visible on the backs of the elephant’s ears. The vessels allow for excellent blood circulation. As the blood flows ...

Previous explanations of middle ear muscle activity have only considered possible acoustic functions 1–4. However, in waking, unrestrained cats, we have found middle ear muscle activity related ...

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From an egg hunt in Wonderland to an open-air archaeology museum, these are the best Easter activities happening across the ...

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