Fossil teeth and deep-sea drilling are guiding scientists through the evolution of the largest living land animals. As Africa became increasingly arid over the past 10 million years, elephant teeth ...

Cool water could protect sea stars from a mysterious disease By Siddhant Pusdekar May 1, 2025. Animals The axolotl is endangered in the wild. A discovery offers hope By ...

Expanding sea ice during cold glacial periods forced the seals northward ... We know this from seal remains in middens (rubbish dumps) and material culture, including necklaces made from elephant seal ...

First discovered in the deserts of Niger, it would take 30 years to realize that the bones discovered were a new dinosaur ...

IT is commonly stated that the sea-otter (Latax lutris) differs from other carnivora in having only two incisor teeth in the lower jaw. Through the kindness of an old Etonian, Mr. Ernest Edwards ...

"Southern elephant seals today tend to haul out in much warmer areas than the Ross Sea," Hall says. "We were able to use the presence of their molted skin and hair, as well as some bones and ...

“Elephant seals are unusual in that they switch between getting a lot of sleep when they’re on land, over 10 hours a day, and two hours or less when they’re at sea,” said Kendall-Bar. Elephant seals ...