Coffee beans that pass through the digestive system of Asian elephants produce an unusually smooth and low-bitterness brew.

The je ne sais quoi that gives Black Ivory coffee its smooth, chocolatey flavor may lurk deep in the bowels of Earth's ...

Feces, dung, poop: words that never fail to make a 12-year-old boy laugh. But they have no place in highly advanced scientific processes, right? Well, that’s where you’d be wrong. Researchers ...

Scientists found elephant gut bacteria reduce coffee bitterness, explaining Black Ivory’s smooth taste. How digestion alters ...

A quirky scientific finding explains how gut bacteria in Asian elephants change coffee beans long before they are roasted.

The study also found that these elephants had a more diverse mix of gut microbes, including bacteria linked to pectin ...

Feb. 6 (UPI) --The Memphis Zoo in Tennessee is celebrating Valentine's Day by giving fans the chance to send a cute red panda video to their sweethearts -- or a video of an elephant pooping to their ...