BLANC-SABLON, Québec -- Harp seal pups -- with their beady eyes and soft, pillowy fur -- are tremendously adorable. Yet new heartbreaking images show the pups in danger, stranded on beaches as sea ice ...

It's white, furry, cute and cuddly – and its name is Paro. One of the latest developments in artificial intelligence, Paro's a robot made to look like a baby harp seal that is helping comfort patients ...