Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and the U.S.

Halloween is next month, but these creepy crawlies are getting an early start to the spooky season. Several states may start noticing tarantulas popping up. But this isn't a sign of the apocalypse or ...

Musth is the hormonal state behind elephant attacks on rhinos, vehicles and people. A biologist explains what it does to a bull and why older males contain it.

It’s been a summer of international visitors in Boston. First, the Tartan Army (an estimated 20,000 kilt-clad Scottish fans, as rowdy as they were endearing, in Boston for the World Cup). And now, ...

Prince Harry has shifted the focus of his charitable work by directing the funds he receives from the memorial fund established in honor of his mother, Princess Diana, away from the NGO he co-founded.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Elephant sculptures in "The Great Elephant Migration" make their way along Commonwealth Avenue Mall. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) A herd of 100 life-sized elephants has just arrived on Commonwealth Avenue ...

A herd of 100 life-size elephant statues is set to open to the public on Saturday in Back Bay, a public art display that will bring a bit of south India to Boston. But what exactly is the Great ...

For days, we met farmers as they prepared for the spring rice sowing season in central Sri Lanka. They told me and my Sri Lankan colleague Susitha Fernando about elephants trampling their crops, and ...

Elephants develop successful "coping mechanisms" when returning to the wild from human care, according to new research. Observations show "rewilded" elephants can fit in well within wildlife systems ...