A seal pup somehow survived scooting across all four lanes of Coastal Highway south of Delaware Seashore State Park recently.

It's seal season in New York. The Department of Environmental Conservation is warning all New Yorkers to admire them from ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A seal was spotted lounging on a South Shore beach on Saturday, startling residents by its sudden ...

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in a protective outer layer made from the hairy hides of local land ...

There is an abundance of spectacular wildlife found across New York state, though residents should always proceed with ...

The study found a strong trade network between Greenland Norse and French abbeys, linking Cistercians to broader economies, ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

They're wild animals with sharp teeth. And touching, feeding or disturbing marine mammals can result in hefty fines or jail ...

Seals are appearing on NYC beaches; officials urge people to stay at least 150 feet away to avoid disturbing or harming them.