New research shows 8,000-pound sloths once dug caves, adapted to oceans, and roamed widely—until climate and humans brought their downfall.

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in ...

The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than 80% remains unexplored. Here we virtually plunge into ...

But as the planet cooled again, sloths began to bulk up. The largest ground sloths emerged during the Ice Ages. Big bodies ...

There’s a house in Manatee County where it seems time passes more slowly or pauses altogether. Tucked away on 30 acres along ...

An elephant never forgets – where the snacks are stored.A large wild elephant caught shopkeepers off guard at a convenience store in Thailand on Monday, when it lumbered into the shop in search ...

By comparing the mastodon's genetic make-up with existing genome sequences for modern elephants and the woolly mammoth, they have built up a family tree for the elephants. The tree has the African ...

Today, global hospitality leader Hilton announced the signing of Elephant Tree Resort and Villas Tobago, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Expected to open in 2028, this exciting development marks ...

(CNN) – A convenience store owner in Thailand was caught off guard Monday by a wild elephant. The large animal was caught on camera walking right up to the shop. It used its trunk to move a ...

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