A rctic seals have evolved many adaptations to cope with their frosty environment—one that you might not immediately think of is the bones in their nasal cavity. Arctic seals have more ...

Seals survive in the Arctic by growing bigger nostrils, reveals new research. The blubbery mammals stay warm and hydrated in the freezing conditions with larger, more convoluted nasal passages ...

A bearded seal - a species normally found in icy Arctic waters - has been spotted "on holiday" along the south coast of the Republic of Ireland. The unusual visitor was photographed relaxing on a ...

A seal native to Arctic waters which turned up in a bay in Aberdeen has been nursed back to health and returned to the wild. Ringed seals have been spotted in the UK no more than 30 times in the ...

By Patrick Butler  A group representing hunters in the Nordic countries says it's more optimistic than ever that the European ...

As the planet heats up, the summer sea ice and all the superbly adapted life it supports—the bears, the seals, the walruses, the whales, the Arctic cod, the crustaceans, the ice algae—may well ...

Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, may look like couch potatoes when they are resting on ice. However, these seals, which are the southernmost population of the southernmost living mammals, are ...

Deep into the Arctic Circle, US Navy SEALs and allied commandos recently dashed across the frozen ground on snowmobiles to link up with a surfaced submarine that had busted through the ice in a ...