Life-sized or larger elephant representations abound around Tuscaloosa, saluting the University of Alabama's mascot.

Using next-generation instruments and groundbreaking DNA-reading techniques, scientists have uncovered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a prehistoric species of ele ...

The fate of humanity might have looked radically different if Ice Age titans like the mammoth and saber-toothed cat had survived. Imagine a world where the megafauna of the Ice Age survived, not just ...

When you’re shopping for someone who literally has everything, the gift-giving bar tends to rise. For royals throughout ...

Perhaps the most unexpected delight at the Museum of York County is the Settlemyre Planetarium, a state-of-the-art digital dome theater that takes visitors from the African savanna straight to the ...

The European bison, the żubr (Bison bonasus) at left, is the largest native herbivore in Europe. Averaging approximately 1,400 pounds, they are slighter than their American cousin (Bison bison) at ...

While sifting through the juvenile mammoth’s genetic materials for traces of RNA, the team made another surprising discovery: ...

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the loss of Lois, an African elephant who resided at the zoo for more than four decades. “At 47 years old, Lois was considered a ...

Ancient RNA from Yuka, a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth preserved in permafrost, can offer new biological insights into the Ice Age animal’s life.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lois, an African elephant who called the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium home for over 40 years, has died. Zookeepers said Lois had been facing increasing challenges with movement in ...

WELL, THE KANSAS CITY ZOO AND AQUARIUM IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A BELOVED AFRICAN ELEPHANT. LOIS MOST NOTICED FOR HER SINGLE WRIGHT TUSK AND RED HAIR LIVED AT THE ZOO FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. STAFF SAY ...