A collection of elephant bones were excavated between 1979 and 1991 at a site in Italy known as Castel di Guido, situated near modern day Rome, and have since been re-analysed by a team from the ...

During warmer periods of the Middle Pleistocene, ancient humans in Italy were in the habit of butchering elephants for meat and raw materials, according to a study published October 8, 2025 in the ...

In modern-day Italy, the closest you will get to an elephant is in a zoo. But 400,000 years ago, a large species of straight-tusked elephants roamed Europe — and an unlucky few ended up on the dinner ...

Elephants were on the menu for hominins living in Italy 400,000 years ago, and a rare fossil reveals the tools they used, as well as those they got out of the process. It’s no secret that our ...

Do you know how to say 'I love you' like an elephant? If you don't, a new tool can tell you how. Hello in Elephant, a project designed to raise awareness for African elephants, lets users translate ...

Animals may not carry an electric drill or a screwdriver but that doesn't mean they don't know how to use tools. Researchers have seen primates, elephants, birds and other animals use tools both in ...