Nova, a young, female hooded seal, was found in September on the banks of the Providence River and spent months in ...

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 ...

The rare hooded seal spotted eating rocks in Providence earlier this year will soon return to the ocean. The female seal, now ...

Arctic seals have evolved a nifty adaptation for staying warm in icy climes: intricate, maze-like bones in their noses. Many birds and mammals, including humans, have a pair of thin, porous nasal ...

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 ...

Harp seals are an Arctic animal and a rare visitor to Scottish waters. The seal was found at Balmedie, near Aberdeen. Its cause of death has still to be investigated by Scottish Marine Animal ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a motion today to intervene in a lawsuit regarding protections for the Arctic ringed seal. The intervention seeks to defend the federal ...

Both bearded and ringed seals are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because climate change is melting their Arctic sea-ice habitat. The Center for Biological Diversity sued ...

Arctic_Ocean_01.jpg Euractiv is part of the Trust Project 08-09-2010 12:44 3 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project 175,000 square kilometres of previously-disputed ...