The Caltech-led team first tested their method for directly measuring the body temperatures of vertebrates on teeth from living animals, such as elephants and sharks.
Voles (1), horses (2), and elephants (3)—each vastly different—share one simple trait: very tall and resistant teeth, sharp enough to tackle the hardest plants. Imagine a row of kitchen graters tucked ...
Amid an unprecedented spike in African elephant poaching, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week passed two motions it hopes will bolster protection for elephants and the ...