Much of the eastern United States is currently undergoing a massive polar vortex, with another one expected to follow.

Apparently bird flu wasn't just for the birds. Scientists with the British Antarctic Survey say one species on a remote island was hit hard by the outbreak. South Georgia Island lies in the southern ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. H5N1 bird flu is devastating marine mammals in the Southern Hemisphere, with some elephant seal colonies suffering ...

In 2023, bird flu reached a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Now, South Georgia—home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population—has been transformed. Drone images of the ...

Healthy elephant seals rest on a beach in Argentina. (Valeria Falabella - WCS Argentina) It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look ...

Nic Rawlence receives funding from the Marsden Fund. Mark de Bruyn received funding from a Griffith University New Investigator grant. Michael Knapp does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Avian flu, long associated with birds, continues to surprise scientists as it spreads across species and oceans. After first jumping to dairy cows two years ago, the virus has now infected elephant ...

One of my favorite family traditions is driving out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see migratory elephant seals early every February at the peak of pupping season, when the population tops out ...