Elephant: The traditional symbol for the Republican Party -- dating back to 1874 when Thomas Nast began using it in his cartoons (you can see the first usage above).

Trilobites Elephant Trunks: Is There Anything They Can’t Do? A new study highlights the impressive biomechanics and suction power of an elephant’s most defining appendage.

Scientists say copying the natural anatomy would be impossible, but they plan to use the data on elephant trunk movements to create similarly versatile movements in a robot.

Fans of the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies visited a Topeka Zoo elephant June 9 as part of a large, annual road strip inspired by the film series.

An elephant’s trunk has eight major muscles on either side and 150,000 muscle bundles in all. It is so strong that it can push down trees and lift a whopping 700,000 pounds.

The film discusses the intricate relationship between muscles and bones, highlighting the mechanics of body movement. It explains how muscles work by contracting and relaxing in coordination with ...

Dr. Robbins might have tiny human lives to save, but are we really not going to talk about the elephant in the room? Senior Entertainment Reporter The Grey’s Anatomy fandom has no shortage of ...

"Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane said Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a rare degenerative condition that causes progressive muscle paralysis.

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea.

Fans of the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies visited a Topeka Zoo elephant June 9 as part of a large, annual road strip inspired by the film series.