Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations. These seals are acting as "smart sensors," revealing critical data about an ...

Elephants trumpeted, touched trunks and flapped their oversized ears upon reuniting with their herd after a complex, five-day ...

In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threats from beyond their ...

Normally, I would expect to find elephants in Africa or Asia, but Tennessee happens to be home to one of the largest elephant safe-havens in ...