Nine months might seem like a long time to be pregnant, but this time frame is tame for some members of the animal kingdom. Depending on the species, some animals have gestation periods that last for ...

The longest government shutdown on record cost Delta Air Lines an estimated $200 million, CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday in the first disclosure by a U.S. airline regarding the shutdown’s financial ...

Throughout history, the reigns of kings have changed cultures, societies, and entire civilizations. Some monarchs ascended to the throne in their youth and ruled for decades, being proof and guiding ...

(Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/AFP) Eleven pink painted elephants marched through Bangkok on Thursday, bowing in unison outside the Grand Palace in a lumbering tribute to the late queen mother. Sirikit, ...

For illustrators in medieval Europe, depicting animals like elephants that they’d never set eyes on was a key part of their task to shape the morality of humankind. What mattered most was what such ...

Asian elephant Nhi Linh, who stands in the foreground, is pregnant. Behind her is Spike, who sired the calf. Skip Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Elephant ...