An elephant’s trunk can pick up a single tortilla chip without breaking it, then moments later lift a barbell weighing tens of kilograms. For an animal with notoriously limited close-range vision and ...

Seventy years of scientific exploration have led New Orleans youths to thousands of dollars in prizes, groundbreaking innovations, trips abroad, and in many cases, to their futures. Just ask Britton ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - On Saturday, families at Depot Park got to experience fun-filled activities with science at the ninth annual science fair hosted by UF’s Department of Physics. Students and ...

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren addresses rising man-elephant conflicts after 27 fatalities in multiple districts. He mandates a mechanism to prevent human deaths and maps elephant corridors.

Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other elephants to eating and drinking. And the roughly 1,000 ...

Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant mammals in the Punic Wars. By Franz Lidz A 2,200-year-old bone unearthed ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An elephant’s trunk is a wonder of evolution. Gentle, yet ...

An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanuts or a tortilla chip.

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

The list of feats Andrew Schulz has witnessed an elephant perform with its trunk is as long as, well, an elephant’s trunk. These powerful proboscises are strong enough to push over 900 pound trees and ...

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - Students and community members gathered at the Chuck Mathena Center not to see a performance but to compete in the Regional West Virginia Science and Engineering Fair.