Melting sea ice has been a challenge for wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. A recent study published in Global Change ...

Those changes could be causing three species of Arctic seals to lose body mass at alarming rates, according to a new study. Researchers from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

According to Kjelstrup, Arctic seals retain 94 percent of the moisture in the air when they breathe in and out. Most of the water added to the air when they inhale is then recovered when they exhale.

Arctic 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 ...

Fournet said seals might be prevented from finding mates by noise from boats and oil drilling in the Arctic. As ice melts, more pathways will open up for human activity.

Arctic 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 convoluted ...

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, ...

US Navy SEALs and allied commandos successfully executed a first-of-its-kind Arctic Circle drill. Special-ops forces used snowmobiles to deliver an air-dropped package to a sub deep in the Arctic.

As Big Navy continues to work to bring the SEALs back into the conventional fleet fold after decades of largely autonomous special operations, a SEAL team recently took part in an Arctic exercise ...