Craiglist’s infamous “missed connections” section is a great place to write a love ballad to that special someone you made fleeting eye contact with at the grocery store. Or, you know, that African ...

Q–My mother’s dresser set of comb, brush and mirror is embossed with the words, “Ivory Pyralin.” Is that real ivory? A–Ivory Pyralin is a kind of plastic made between 1900 and World War I. No real ...

China’s new domestic ban on the ivory trade presents all the makings of an excellent global public-relations exercise. But it is a meaningless move in a country where enforcement against wildlife ...

that collected on hairbrushes. They were prized for being functional and decorative. Today, it is rare to go into anyone's home and still see a dresser set in use. Nonetheless, they are lovely and ...

Q: I bought this carved ivory tusk at an estate sale about six years ago. How do I determine value and if this piece can be sold and shipped within the U.S.? A: Based on images sent, I think this ...

Despite international bans, thousands of African elephants are illegally killed each year for their tusks. Could finding a human-made alternative be the answer? My parents often talk about their ...

You’d be hard-pressed to think of a material that’s more contentious than ivory, the hard, white material most commonly taken from the tusks of elephants. Outlawed around the world since 1989, ivory ...

A UNITED States-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) welcomed a BBC report this month that Austrian scientists have developed a new artificial ivory product, called Digory, that looks and feels ...

In the September 2015 issue of National Geographic, journalist Bryan Christy's story, "Tracking Ivory," began with a brilliant idea: Design artificial elephant tusks, complete with GPS devices, and ...