
: Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY Cookies Privacy How elephants' hair style helps them stay cool 18:08 22 October 2012 Life Picture of the Day Joanna Carver , reporter Image : Conor Myhrvold Princeton University This may sound shocking , but elephants don't care much about style . Their hair , a Princeton University study has found , is functional , meant to keep the heat . away It may seem like a bizarre concept , since in many animals hair or fur is meant