The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ...

Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they ...

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals' population range has been shifting. Once ...

A fur seal. (British Antarctic Survey / Derren Fox via SWNS) By Lauren Beavis Melting sea ice is drastically impacting seal populations, experts warned today. The new study of Antarctic seals shows ...

Suspected bird flu has reached Australia's sub-Antarctic Heard Island, with signs of the deadly H5 avian disease observed in elephant seals.

This male southern elephant seal sports a novel accessory: a cutting-edge sensor that monitors the beast's temperature, along with the depth and salt content of the surrounding water as he swims. If ...

Seals can reach places under the Antarctic ice that technical equipment can't. NASA scientists have playful helpers for studying the earth's climate: elephant seals wearing hat-like antenna. The ...

LAGOON ISLAND, Antarctica (Reuters) - A group of elephant seals lolling by a damaged wooden hut in Antarctica vastly complicated simple repairs on Wednesday, a sign of extra hazards to people on the ...

CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they were killed by a destructive bird flu that has ...

Melting sea ice is drastically impacting seal populations, experts warned today. The new study of Antarctic seals shows that environmental conditions, namely melting sea ice due to increasing ...