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 ...

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

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 ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Melting sea ice has been a challenge for wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. A recent study published in Global Change ...

Amphibious seals are less susceptible to hearing loss from airborne noises than their relatives and some can learn to close ...

Today, July 1st, is the national day of Canada, the country whose sovereignty is symbolized by the beaver. Happy Canada Day ...

In 2022, an international team of scientists sent a 20-foot-long autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named “Ran” to traverse ...