Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social behavior.

International research team from Germany, the UK and Greece finds evidence of wooden tool use in Greece 430,000 years ago ...

A palm-sized fragment of elephant bone, shaped and used as a precision tool almost half a million years ago, has been identified as the oldest known elephant-bone implement in Europe. Although the ...

Scientists studied stone tools, bone flakes and rare elephant remains at a middle Pleistocene site. Their findings shed light on the evolution of giant elephants and humans alike. During the late ...

As with all life forms, elephants have evolved over time from ungulates to near ungulates or subungulates as they are called today. Their unusually shaped feet are quite similar to that of ungulates, ...

Doctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland and a Palaeontologist, Department of Earth Sciences at NMK, Pauline Mbatha at the National Museums of KenyaExperts studying the evolutionary ...

Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities. They are easily recognized by their large bodies, huge fan-like ears, and long ...