In 2016 billionaire Yuri Milner hosted a press conference at One World Observatory, the atrium topping the slick skyscraper at the center of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex. Milner had grown ...

An experiment that transformed lead into gold, a satellite designed to manufacture drugs in space, and many other fascinating projects all took home trophies at this year’s Science Fair. reading time ...

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now ...

The world's first vaccine trial against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV)—a leading cause of death in young Asian elephants—is safe and triggers a strong virus-fighting immune response, ...

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 ...

The ALICE Collaboration is a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for transforming lead into gold for a fraction of a second and exposing the strange physics that goes on inside the Large Hadron ...

The Kwara State Government has assured indigenes of communities affected by the Kwara Smart City project that the project will ensure fairness, adequate consideration, and compensation for their ...

Shankar, a 29-year-old African elephant at Delhi Zoo, passed away today, despite veterinary efforts. The elephant, long a focus of rehabilitation efforts by animal welfare activists, refused food and ...

Deep inside the ruins of Chernobyl lies the Elephant’s Foot, a deadly radioactive mass created during the 1986 nuclear disaster. Formed from molten reactor materials, this terrifying relic remains one ...

The Lincoln County Agricultural Society’s next budget looks like the last seven: Run a fair and — hopefully — build a building. The fair board will hold a public hearing and vote on its 2025-26 budget ...

One of the most bizarre-looking land mammals is the enormous yet gentle elephant, with its huge ears, long trunk, and those massive feet. Why are their feet shaped like that, anyway? Do elephants have ...