The ultimate treasure hunt: Buried gold, silver and more

For some, cache hunting is the ultimate form of treasure hunting. For others it is the most boring. Your perspective of cache hunting may depend on what…

Ancient gold treasure discovered in Jerusalem

An exclusive behind-the-scenes video of a fascinating archaeology discovery made by Dr. Eilat Mazar Just a few centimeters beneath modern debris, and there it was—a hoard of…

Remembering elephants: stunning photos of these majestic giants

Remembering Elephants. This was the first book in what became the Remembering Wildlife series, which raises awareness of the plight of some of the world’s most endangered species, as…

I hope that more attention will be paid to forest elephants. Forest elephants and steppe elephants probably have a very large separation

The first ever “red list” assessment of the African elephant as two separate species – the forest elephant and savanna elephant – has found that both are…

Smaller forest elephants have experienced a staggering decline in just 31 years

For the first time ever, the conservation status of Africa’s two species of elephant have been assessed separately, and the results have shown that both are endangered….

This elephant passed away suddenly the day before his sixth birthday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) – The Oregon Zoo is mourning the death of Lily the elephant. She died suddenly Thursday night, a day before her sixth birthday. The…

This critically endangered elephant was swept away by the strong current of a river

o in Indonesia announced on Tuesday that one of its elephants was found dead on Tuesday. The zoo was guiding two of its elephants to a holding…

Bali Zoo bid farewell to Molly Sumatran elephant with a burial ceremony

A beloved Sumatran elephant at Bali Zoo has been found dead after she was swept away by an overflowing river. Molly, 45, was found trapped at the bottom…

The treasure consisted of 425 gold coins kept in a clay jar, the lid secured with a nail, and hidden in the sand in what is now central Israel.

The discovery of hundreds of gold coins dating to the ninth century could help archaeologists better understand the history of the region. The discovery offers proof of…

Discovery of two gold masks dating from the pre-Achaemenid period and the late Elamite period, about more than 2,000 years old

In an almost sensationalist operation targeting antiquities smugglers in Bushehr province, southern Iran, the police chief announced the recovery of invaluable ancient artifacts. This booty includes two…