A new study suggests that elephant seals can serve as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s twilight ...

Elephant seals are now key players in ocean research. Fitted with smart sensors, these massive marine mammals are helping ...

The population fluctuations of these marine mammals reveal a connection between the abundance of their prey and biophysical oscillations in the Pacific Ocean.

It is also home to large colonies of Magellanic penguins, along with elephant seals and sea lions that gather along its ...

This week's Short Wave news roundup covers harvesting drinking water from fog, what elephant seals reveal about fish populations in the deep ocean, and why there's always room for dessert.

Ever wondered what makes the elephant seal so extraordinary? From their massive size to their deep-sea diving abilities, ...

This week's Short Wave news roundup covers harvesting drinking water from fog, what elephant seals reveal about fish populations in the deep ocean, and why there's always room for dessert.

A man at a beach near Gordon's Bay in the Western Cape shared a video of a large elephant seal making its way to shore. Some ...

Scientists have a different idea of the twilight zone. To them, it’s an area of the open ocean where most fish live – depths of 650 to 3,200 feet.

Stone-Age cannibalism, elephant seals act as deep sea sentinels, rabbits eat their own teeth, and our ears used to be gills.