"We've had the rare opportunity to confirm it, using solid, long-term data." Scientists issue warning after studying ...

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

The new study looked at three species: Weddell seals, Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals. It found that Weddell seals, which depend heavily on sea ice to breed and feed, and Antarctic fur ...

A new study shows that melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures is leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in ...

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

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

Antarctic fur seals, for instance, don't really like the ice. Like monarch butterflies, these seals are an indicator species, and the indications should be good.

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

The juvenile sub-Antarctic fur seal was found by Lake’s Entrance resident Anne Kaiser on Bunga Beach, about 318km east of Melbourne on September 17.

It found that Weddell seals, which depend heavily on sea ice to breed and feed, and Antarctic fur seals, which breed on land but are still affected by environmental impacts on the food chain, have ...

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 ...