UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences' Shermin de Silva has spent the majority of her scientific career studying elephants. An assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Behavior and ...

As the pachyderms increasingly clash with farmers and villagers over disappearing land, scientists study the way the animals’ minds work Jennie Rothenberg Gritz; Photographs by Justin Mott Ecologist ...

A new study reveals how African elephants plan their elaborate journeys: they strategically choose the least energy-consuming routes to reach food sources. These findings, researchers say, can help ...

It was a moment. A day in Northern Thailand where we learned what it meant to walk like an elephant. A group of Global Titans, undergraduate students studying abroad, visited a community-based ...