Just before the closing scenes of the Cretaceous Period, India was a rogue subcontinent on a collision course with Asia. Before the two landmasses merged, however, India rafted over a “hot spot” ...

A pregnant elephant was killed in India after eating fruit stuffed with explosives, officials said Wednesday, sparking outrage over the use of such traps to protect crops and homes. The wild elephant ...

There seems to be an entire subculture of Youtubers hellbent on destroying various fruits and filming the results. TheBackyardScientist is one of the best. His recent video, involving "molten salt," ...

India's relationship with its population of wild elephants is fraught one. This June photo shows an elephant trying to recover after it was fed a decoy pineapple stuffed with explosives. (Photo by the ...

A pregnant elephant was killed in India after eating fruit stuffed with explosives, officials said Wednesday, sparking outrage over the use of such traps to prote... Already a Barron's subscriber?