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Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he would support increasing pediatric cancer research funding, raising taxes on tobacco ...

A remarkable set of fossil footprints discovered in Kenya is giving scientists a rare look at how one of humanity’s ancient ...

The Kenya Wildlife Service said 10 of the elephants showed signs of partial paralysis before dying within two days.

After more than 15 years of collaborative research, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Houston Zoo have reached a major ...

Kenya’s wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Amboseli National Park.

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

Research findings are available online in the journal PNAS. The original story " 1.4 million-year-old footprints reveal an ...

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now northern Italy. Soon after, some scavengers arrived to dine on this huge ...