Marine mammals can hold their breath for extended periods underwater; the question is, how do they know when it's time to resurface?

In a study in the journal Science, McKnight and his colleagues report they may have found the answer: Seals can directly ...

Marine mammals can dive for remarkably long periods because their bodies have evolved to adapt to the underwater environment. Elephant seals, in particular, can hold their breath for about two hours.

Polaris the seal is a tough old bird. The adult male harp seal found on Nantasket Beach in Hull last month was deemed well enough to be released back into the ocean on Wednesday, March 19 ...

USIANL was created to help Canadians understand that humane, sustainable seal harvests are an environmental necessity. The harp seal population off N.L. is the largest in the world – numbering ...