Leopard seals had always been considered an Antarctic species, residing predominantly within the pack ice. Births were always thought to occur on the ice flows surrounding the continent.

Doctors believe she drowned. Although they are formidable hunters, leopard seals are solitary creatures and it is virtually unknown for them to attack humans. Tuesday's incident is believed to be ...

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NAIROBI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers raided cattle camps in a southeastern area of South Sudan last week, killing at least 35 people and wounding 46, a community leader said. Cattle ...

A hang-gliding pilot, a father and son and a former child actor are among those who have died due to the Los Angeles-area wildfires that started Jan. 7 and continue to ravage the area. At least 29 ...

The Army identified those killed alongside Lobach in the helicopter as Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, and Andrew Loyd Eaves, a 39-year-old chief warrant officer 2 from ...

On the ground, one person was killed and at least 19 others were injured, officials said. transcript The Learjet was carrying a pediatric patient and five others from Philadelphia to Mexico when ...

The driver of a car was also killed when a medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia, the mayor of the US city has confirmed. All six on board were killed in the crash - a young patient and ...

The U.S. Army on Friday released the names of two of the three soldiers who were killed Wednesday when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington ...