What can an elephant seal – a 4,000 pound, bellowing monstrosity that looks like a melted Yankee Candle – teach us about the world? Plenty, it turns out. “The animals are amazing. I mean, everything ...

The Science Siblings love an at-home experiment. Paige and Adam Jacobson went the chemistry route with this one, concocting “elephant toothpaste.” Start by adding the food coloring to the hydrogen ...

Adult Swim has assembled a superstar coalition of celebrated animation creators for one of its most ambitious projects to date. The project is produced as a triptych, with each act created in total ...

Scientists have found that keratin, the protein in hair and skin, can repair and protect tooth enamel. The material forms a mineralized layer that halts decay and restores strength, outperforming ...

Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has captured a dramatic view of the star-forming region IC 1396 — also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula — shining in deep space some 2,400 light-years from Earth in ...

As the popular saying goes, “An elephant never forgets — or does it? Elephants are intelligent mammals that can recall faces and places, but how much can they actually remember? Let’s find out about ...

If I could have any pet in the world, I would have an elephant. Well, several, because they like to be together, but I would have elephants. Ever since I was a child, I've loved them way too much.

Engineer-turned-conservationist Seema Lokhandwala has developed an AI-powered device that listens for elephant vocalizations and plays sounds like tiger roars or buzzing bees to drive herds away from ...

A visitor to the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in India broke the rules of the sanctuary and created a dangerous encounter with an elephant that very well could have had a deadly outcome. Daniel Osorio was ...

Joshua Plotnik worked to prevent deadly encounters between people and elephants. Then the funding froze. Lost Science Joshua Plotnik worked to prevent deadly encounters between people and elephants.

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Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...