Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes ...

Scientists used strontium isotopes in Misha the elephant’s teeth to track her movements, revealing a method to study ancient ...

Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...

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University of California researchers have gathered 350,000 observations on over 50,000 elephant seals over more than 60 years, as relayed by Phys.org. Through the lens of this data, one group hopes ...

Many experts suspect these discovered remains may belong to the same species. So what’s a giant elephant’s diet like? Scientists believe Palaeoloxodon namadicus was an herbivorous grazer. Scientists ...

This story aired in the March 6, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Right now, tens of thousands of elephant seals have returned to beaches along the California coast. And while they're on land, a lot is ...

It also offers a surprise glimpse into the shrinking world of southern elephant seals over the past 1,000 years. Understanding how these species coped with climate change in the past can help us ...

"Ancient sedimentary DNA recovered from Adelie penguin colonies allowed us to detect the presence of other local species through time, including a range of birds, seals and invertebrates," said lead ...

which led to a change in the Adélie penguin diet." The sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) analysis also revealed the presence ...