Seals are adorable mammals that live in marine and freshwater environments around the world. Most seals prefer cold environments, such as those found in Arctic and Antarctic waters. However, you can ...

Despite their tranquil appearance, Hawaiian monk seals have plenty to say underwater. A new study published in Royal Society Open Science found that the endangered mammals produce 25 distinct ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A team of scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has discovered that endangered Hawaiian monk seals are far more “talkative” than once believed. The study, led by ...

A leopard Seal on ice floe in Port Lockroy at Wiencke-Island. Antarctica. CREDIT: Martin Zwick/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

The United Nations declared the 2020s the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to highlight the need for public engagement, citizenship, and connection to harness positive change for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A “highly pathogenic” strain of bird flu capable of spreading to humans and their pets was detected in harbor seals in the Puget Sound between Aug. 18 and 25, marking the first ...

SEATTLE — They might be fun to look at, but experts want you to keep your distance from harbor seals in the Puget Sound. This warning comes after a worldwide outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza jumped to ...

Federal officials are warning the public to stay 100 yards away from harbor seals, after at least three became the first marine mammals on the West Coast to test positive for the highly pathogenic ...

Washington state and federal wildlife officials, tribes and a nonprofit are using new tools in an intensive research project ...