Aspects of Asian elephants’ social life are related to their amount of stress hormones
An international team of scientists found that sociality is linked to stress in Asian elephants. For example, loneliness increased male ...
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Wise old elephants keep the young calm
Male elephants are more aggressive when fewer older males are present, new research suggests.Credit: Connie Allen Male elephants are more ...
From giant elephants to nimble gazelles: Early humans hunted the largest available animals to extinction for 1.5 million years
Credit: Dana Ackerfeld The study shows that humans always hunted the largest available animals until they became exceedingly rare ...
Satellites reveal Ethiopian elephants under threat – Oxford study
Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population, ...
An international team of scientists, lead by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, will investigate how elephants shape their environment even after death
Big animals have a big impact on the environment. Whales, elephants, bison: They’re the movers and shakers of their ecosystems. ...
Elephants strive to cooperate with allies, until the stakes get too high
Asian elephants are keen to cooperate with friends and have evolved strategies to mitigate competition in their social groups, but ...
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Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections responsible for spreading of COVID-19 less than symptomatic infections
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Congratulations to the 2022 American Ornithological Society (AOS) award winners
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University of Kentucky receives renewed $11.4 million grant to further cancer research
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Harsher COVID-19 restrictions associated with faster “pandemic fatigue”
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Body weight influences the chance of developing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Hertz Foundation announces 2022 Hertz fellows