Human behavior has influenced the growth of the elephant population e. g. poaching. Humans
have also increased their settlements.
How does this affect elephants?

not too sure but maybe in the hot springs.

for example, no new evidence will demonstrate that the earth does not orbit around the sun (heliocentric theory), or that living things are not made of cells (cell theory), that matter is not composed of atoms, or that the surface of the earth is not divided into solid plates that have moved over geological timescales .