Elephants Dying in Sri Lanka from Eating Plastic Waste

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 20, 2022 ~4 min

With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change

Forests around the world will need to shift their ranges to adapt to climate change. But many trees and plants rely on animals to spread their seeds widely, and those partners are declining.

Jens-Christian Svenning, Professor of ecology, Aarhus University • conversation
Jan. 13, 2022 ~9 min


Watering holes in Africa are parasite hotspots

Watering holes in Africa quench the thirst of animals during dry seasons, but they're also hotspots for parasites that infect the animals.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Jan. 13, 2022 ~10 min

Researchers Find New Way to Count Gabon Forest Elephants

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 28, 2021 ~5 min

Fossil elephant cranium reveals its competitive edge

A fossil elephant cranium from Kenya weighs roughly two tons and reveals adaptations that let its species, Loxodonta adaurora, outcompete others.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 10, 2021 ~9 min

Rewilding: conservationists want to let elephants loose in Europe – here's what could happen

It sounds like a mammoth plan, but bringing back large herbivore species to Europe could help mitigate ecosystem collapse.

Ramiro D. Crego, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute • conversation
Sept. 29, 2021 ~7 min

Rumble in the jungle: an ear to the ground can tell us how elephants are faring in the wild

African elephants stay in touch over large distances. We found out how.

Beth Mortimer, Royal Society University Research Fellow of Zoology, University of Oxford • conversation
July 14, 2021 ~5 min

GPS collar study may protect elephants from poachers

Using GPS to track African elephants, clarifies where, when, and why they move. That could help protect them from poachers.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
June 22, 2021 ~6 min


Can wearing a GPS keep forest elephants safe from poachers?

Using GPS to track African elephants, clarifies where, when, and why they move. That could help protect them from poachers.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
June 22, 2021 ~7 min

Elephant trunks suck stuff up at 330 miles per hour

Elephants can inhale with their trunks at speeds that nearly match bullet trains or stretch them to hold water. The findings could lead to better robots.

Jason Maderer-Georgia Tech • futurity
June 4, 2021 ~6 min

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