A comparison of the structure of leopard seal songs to those of other mammals and various forms of human music has found the closest counterpart to be nursery rhymes. Unsurprisingly, however, the ...

The first Weddell seal pups of this year have been born near the Ukrainian research station Vernadsky in Antarctica. Two pups came into the world on Winter Island almost at the same time. Source: ...

Leopard seals are an abundant species of predator in Antarctica. These large, carnivorous sea mammals live in the water and around the ice of one of the most unfriendly and harshest environments on ...

Killer whales rarely risk hunting leopard seals – Antarctica’s second top predator. But when reinforcement whales appear, this group of killer whales has a technique for capturing this aggressive ...

People can light fires and wear warm layers to stay warm in freezing winter temperatures, but our animal friends don't have the same resources. They do, however, have incredible physical and ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...