Populations of Antarctic seals have halved over 50 years amid a warming climate and shrinking sea ice, a new study has shown.

Elephant seals likely expanded from ice-free refuges in temperate regions such as Tasmania and New Zealand into newly available subantarctic and Antarctic coastlines. However, this range expansion ...

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...

Researchers measured the amount of nitrogen and carbon in the whiskers, which tells them the kinds of animals the leopard ...

Individual leopard seals specialize in specific prey types despite being generalist species, reshaping ecosystem dynamics.

Dion George says he is taking a big, bold step — putting the wild, frigid seventh continent at the heart of the country’s ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...