Scientists put trackers on Antarctic seals to help them map the ocean floor. The deep-diving seals uncovered a massive underwater canyon more than a mile deep. This canyon may help scientists predict ...

Each year, elephant seals take a month or so to shed their worn fur for a new coat. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst Robert's Island, ANTARCTICA -- Seeing a single elephant seal is enough to make one stop ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A new e-book will describe Montana State University researchers' long-term study of Weddell seals in Antarctica. Two MSU professors Jay Rotella and Emeritus Robert Garrot have been ...

Known as the Earth’s “thermostat,” Antarctica plays a vital role in regulating the planet’s complex climate system. Scientists are investigating how environmental changes in Antarctica will impact the ...

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Leopard seals are an abundant species of predator in Antarctica. These large, carnivorous sea mammals live in the water and around the ice of one of the most unfriendly and harshest environments on ...

ABOARD THE ARCTIC SUNRISE (Reuters) - The trip began in Punta Arenas, the capital of Magallanes region, Chile. We had spent three days aboard the Arctic Sunrise, a Greenpeace ship docked in one of the ...

Hosts Caitlin and Arlo travel to an Antarctic Weddell seal colony during pupping season. Giving birth and raising young is particularly challenging in Antarctica’s extreme conditions, forcing Weddell ...

Olivia Rosane is a freelance writer who focuses on environmental issues. Her work has appeared in EcoWatch, YES!, and Real Life Magazine. How many Weddell seals are there in the world? The truth is, ...

A juvenile southern elephant seal from the Antarctic region was recently spotted off Sri Lanka’s southern coast. The seal appeared exhausted, and while there have been calls to capture it to assess ...

Weddell seals are chirping, whistling and trilling under Antarctica's ice at sound frequencies that are inaudible to humans, according to biologists. Two years of recordings have captured nine types ...