Elephants are among the most exuberantly expressive of creatures. Joy, anger, grief, compassion, love; the finest emotions reside within these hulking masses. Through years of research, scientists have found that elephants are capable of complex thought and deep feeling.

Crow populations in Japan have risen sharply since the 1990s, according to a New York Times report. In some cities, where garbage makes plentiful fodder for the birds, the crows have taken over parks and school playgrounds, forcing children to carry umbrellas to avoid their droppings.
The big, black birds seem to have a knack for [...]

From the moment he is born, a red deer calf faces a life-long struggle to survive in his new home — the mountain wilderness of the Austrian Alps. Nature reveals a breathtaking view into the world of a red deer calf as he struggles to survive in “Prince of the Alps,” premiering May 11.

Morgan Sparks, who, at Bell Labs, came up with the first practical version of the transistor, passed away this week at the age of 91. See more about Sparks and the history of the transistor.

It’s not the size of the antlers, it’s the resonance of the mating call. Last year, a study conducted by the University of Sussex discovered that ovulating red deer hinds (females) are attracted by louder male roars because they announce the presence of a larger male.
Ben Charlton, one of the authors of the study, [...]

In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport, but behind their success lay a horrifying secret. “Doping for Gold” reveals the truth behind the biggest state-sponsored doping program ever. See full episode online.

Compared to most of the world’s rivers, the Jordan is insignificant. More water flows down the Amazon in an hour than flows down the Jordan in a year. But the Jordan River flows in a part of the world where the health of a river is influenced by politics as well as by the environment. [...]

According to an AP report, a bald eagle named Beauty will soon be receiving an artificial beak from a team of Idaho volunteers.
Over the last two years, biologist Jane Fink Cantwell has been working to assemble a team to design and build a new beak for Beauty. The 7-year-old bald eagle lost almost all of [...]

Dr. Reuven Dukas, a biologist at McMasters University, believes that any animal with a nervous system can learn. But the ability to learn does not necessarily ensure the health and success of a species.

As the death toll from the cyclone that struck Myanmar on Saturday continues to climb, it’s important to ask: how do we monitor killer storms? Visit Savage Planet: Storms of the Century for an inside look at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.