Cyprus is set to open a new facility dedicated to the care of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), authorities announced on Saturday, marking International Seal Day.

The last confirmed sighting of a monk seal in Israel occurred in December 2024, when reservist soldiers reported one at the Rosh HaNikra caves. A rare Mediterranean monk seal was discovered dead ...

A new study suggests gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) can sense the level of oxygen in their blood and that the animals change their diving behavior in response. Seals can do many things humans can ...

A three-decade veteran of the U.S. Navy SEALs, Zinke was the first member of the elite special force unit to serve in the House and only the second ever to serve in Congress. His arrival on ...

As the world marks International Seal Day on Saturday, the Two Oceans Aquarium and the City of Cape Town have teamed up to ensure residents know what to do when they encounter a seal in distress.

The seal named Chappy, which had been found flat on its stomach on a cold, snow-encrusted street in New Haven, Conn., had an intestinal disease, a necropsy showed. By Adeel Hassan Chappy ...

A seal pup whose urban rescue tugged at the nation's heartstrings on social media in mid-February has died, a Connecticut aquarium said Monday. The New Haven Police Department found Chappy ...

Marine mammals such as seals, by contrast, can spend most of their lives below the surface without running such risks. A paper published in Science on March 20th explains why: seals can apparently ...

When Colorado became one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, an enthusiastic county commissioner here said he wanted Pueblo to become the “Napa Valley of cannabis.” ...

Price of $950 mln can be increased by up to $200 mln Deal funded by mix of debt and equity instruments Prysmian acquired Encore last year for $4.2 bln To hold capital market day on Wednesday MILAN ...

Dr Chris McKnight from County Antrim has been researching how seals can hold their breath much longer underwater than many other species as part of his work at the University of St Andrews in ...

Biology teacher Dr Jeremy Rowe filmed the seal on Saturday A seal has been spotted "wrestling" a large eel for its lunch. Biology teacher Dr Jeremy Rowe filmed the seal after spotting it with ...