There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...
The National Symphony Orchestra performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night for the first time since President Donald Trump announced he would close the center for a ...
Washington, D.C., has something to trumpet about overnight after welcoming a very small and very special new resident. A baby Asian elephant was born in the early hours Monday at the Smithsonian’s ...
A female Asian elephant calf has been born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, the first in almost a quarter of a century. The baby, whose ...
It’s a girl! An elephant gave birth at the National Zoo on Monday, February 2, marking the first time in almost 25 years the zoo has welcomed a baby Asian elephant. There’s an abundance of bad news in ...
A 300-pound Asian elephant calf was born at the National Zoo early Monday, the zoo announced Tuesday morning. The calf, a female, is the first elephant to be born at the zoo in almost 25 years, and ...
A wild bull elephant killed a tourist in central Thailand's Khao Yai National Park on Monday, a park official said, the third fatality linked to the same animal. The 65-year-old Thai tourist from ...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WNYT) – Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the former Elmer Avenue Elementary School has been transformed into affordable housing for seniors. Related: Gov. Hochul announces completion of ...
The Elmer Gardens affordable housing development, seen Thursday on Elmer Avenue in Schenectady, was developed by Home Leasing LLC and Better Community Neighborhoods Inc. with financial backing from ...
SCHENECTADY — Elmer Avenue Elementary School bustled with schoolchildren for more than a century prior to its closure in 2018. After the site sat vacant for nearly a decade, it officially reopened on ...
WASHINGTON — Composer Philip Glass announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing his symphony from the Kennedy Center, pointing to the arts center's values and leadership. "After thoughtful consideration, ...
Over the years, there have been reports of human and elephant conflict, with estimates of the number of people killed by elephants reaching as high as 500. Researchers have linked these clashes to ...