Today, elephant seals are uncommon visitors to the Antarctic continent, and breed on subantarctic islands including Macquarie ...

Penguin poop is stinky but useful. In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to ...

When this elephant seal strayed on to their bit of the beach, these penguins weren't going to take it lying down. As a result, the young seal suffered a painful pinch on the behind as the gentoo ...

"Ancient sedimentary DNA recovered from Adelie penguin colonies allowed us to detect the presence of other local species through time, including a range of birds, seals and invertebrates," said lead ...

Archaeologists amassed over 100 sediment samples in Antarctica to trace the history of Adélie penguins 6,000 years into the ...

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross ...

A rare visitor made waves on Eersterivierstrand when a Southern elephant seal emerged from the ocean to moult — a process that left onlookers stunned. Southern elephant seals are rarely seen in South ...

Northern elephant seal at Año Nuevo Natural Reserve near Pescadero, Calif. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...