After the extinction of the dinosaurs, a different group of massive animals roamed the Earth. Learn about these huge ancient ...

An ancient "elephant graveyard" chock-full of massive bones has been unearthed along what was once a prehistoric river in northern Florida. The fossils of these long-extinct beasts belong to ...

Today, elephants roam the savannas of Africa and rainforests in Asia, but elephant ancestors once lived in Europe and North America before going extinct like the region’s other ancient megafauna.

Extreme elephant evolution The juvenile Sicilian dwarf elephant. It had hair to help it keep warm. Maiya Focht These ancient elephants evolved from a common elephant ancestor, the straight-tusked ...

Ancient humans quarried flint to make weapons for hunting and butchering elephants up to 2 million years ago in what's now the Upper Galilee region of Israel, a new study finds.

The year-long project uncovered about 120 massive bones from two remarkably complete ancient elephant skeletons, the museum said. The ancient elephants lived about 10 million years ago and likely ...

Elephant seismicity is a relatively new field of study for scientists. However, those who have lived close to elephants won’t be surprised at the idea of the animals communicating through vibration.

First discovered in late 2000 in the town of Pampore in India's Kashmir Valley, the skull and nearly 90 stone tools used by prehistoric humans were uncovered by researchers led by Ghulam Bhat from ...

More than 1,200 years ago, flightless elephant birds roamed the island of Madagascar and laid eggs bigger than footballs. While these ostrich-like giants are now extinct, new research from CU Boulder ...