Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that ...

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

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

"The unpredictable nature of elephant seal behavior, coupled with potential impacts to their health and well-being, means that sometimes the best way to protect wildlife and visitors is to prevent ...

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 new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in ...

The seal matrix would have been used by its owner to make an impression on wax to authenticate or keep closed letters or documents. The design - showing an elephant with a war-tower or howdah on ...

Marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have discovered that northern elephant seals can serve ... in the ocean’s twilight zone. Seals' foraging behavior can provide critical data about fish ...

Northern elephant seal at Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. (Credit: Dan Costa; photo taken under research permit NMFS 23188) Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the ...

A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' Over the past 60 years, marine ...