An elephant’s trunk serves a lot of important purposes: eating, drinking, and communication are some of the most common uses for trunks.

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.

The elephant has a secret hiding right on its nose. Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone, can move in a virtually infinite number of directions and is capable of performing an array ...

The elephant trunk plays a critical role in communication. While people assume the trumpet-like noises that we hear from their trunks are their means of communication, that is usually not the case.

A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the animal’s life.

An African elephant gives itself a dust bath by blasting dirt from its trunk. Martin Heigan via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Elephant trunks are capable of astonishing feats of suction, according ...

The most famous examples of elephant trunks are the “Pillars of Creation” found in an iconic image of the Eagle Nebula from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Scientists say elephants' trunks — capable of grasping a single blade of grass but can also carry nearly 600 pounds — are incredible inspiration for the next generation of bio-inspired robots.

A superstud bull elephant is amazing zoo fans with his astonishing feats of strength and skill.

The elephant trunk plays a critical role in communication. While people assume the trumpet-like noises that we hear from their trunks are their means of communication, that is usually not the case.