If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

The ocean has long been a source of fascination and mystery, but few creatures from its depths have captivated our imaginations like the megalodon. This prehistoric giant, an apex predator of the ...

The ocean has long been a source of fascination and mystery, but few creatures from its depths have captivated our imaginations like the megalodon. This prehistoric giant, an apex predator of the ...

After researchers from Sul Ross State University (SRSU) descended on the historic property, Juett realized the discovery was indeed something special: It was an extremely rare mammoth tusk.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers identified it as a mammoth tusk, an incredibly rare find for West Texas. After seeing the hunter’s photograph, Juett contacted Center for Big Bend ...

Weeks later, it was confirmed. The fossil was indeed an ancient mammoth tusk – a very rare find. Bryon Schroeder, archeologist and director of the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross, joined the ...

In a toungue-in-cheek comment, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has thrown a new name into the mix of ever-growing speculation regarding who should play the new 007... Ever since the Amazon ...

Researchers carefuly wrapped the tusk in strips of plaster-covered burlap for protection. Devin Pettigrew / Center for Big Bend Studies A hunter was out looking for deer at a private ranch in West ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of Poland’s main rightwing opposition, has accused Prime Minister Donald ...

When looking at an African elephant and an Asian elephant side-by-side, you can really tell the differences in their head shapes and tusks. African elephants generally have much larger tusks than ...

(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks at the Sejm, the lower house of parliament, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) Jesse ...

Few scientists have seen the apparent unicorns of the sea brandishing their tusks in the wild. The elongated, spiraled tooth protrudes from the top lip of males and some females, and can grow to ...