Once used by vets to anesthetize elephants, carfentanil is now an extremely dangerous illicit drug often disguised as an ...

Japan reports HPAI bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido poultry farm affecting 190,000 birds, reinforcing global monitoring of avian influenza and zoonotic risk.

COLUMN. Following the intervention in Venezuela, the war against Iran launched by the US president signals yet another ...

Performances are now underway for the Broadway run of the Olivier Award-winning hit play Giant, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner and written by Mark Rosenblatt. Meet the cast ...

Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife managers and public health officials on alert.

In late 2002, Nike began creating a global campaign featuring the black mamba -- and presented it to an NBA superstar. That star was not Kobe Bryant.

Outbreaks of HPAI, especially H5N1, continue in wild birds and poultry worldwide, with active disease zones being reported from India, South Korea, the US, and other countries. The World Health ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...

Recognition by USA TODAY highlights Elephant’s ongoing commitment to delivering outstanding care and protection to its customers nationwide. Being named one of America’s best for customer service is a ...

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 ...

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 whiskers covering ...