WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

During a remarkably warm period 400,000 years ago, early humans living near what is now Rome regularly butchered massive straight-tusked elephants, using both their meat and bones as vital resources ...

Elephants are some of the most iconic animals today, but their ancient relatives looked drastically different. From towering, tusked giants to bizarre, shovel-jawed species, prehistoric elephants came ...