Elephants are among the most intelligent and socially complex animals on Earth, yet they remain less studied than many other ...

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the ...

An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanuts or a tortilla chip.

A viral video showcases a wild elephant's remarkable intelligence and dexterity as it expertly plucks ripe mangoes from a ...

A research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems discovered that the secret to the elephant’s amazing sense of touch is in its unusual whiskers. Their fascinating findings were ...

The more we actually study animals the more we learn about their emotional lives and cognitive skills. A few years ago a prestigious research group discovered that mice displayed empathy but caused a ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

The material properties change gradually from base to tip for better navigation, more precise manipulation. I’m not sure how robust tapping a 3D printed “wand” against the hallway to confirm your ...