Home to leopard seals, among the most elegant marine mammals, this Antarctic dive spot earns top marks for its photogenic ...

It is at this site that the first leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) specimen was recently recovered from a Pleistocene and Holocene zooarchaeological assemblage along South Africa's coast.

(credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory) One tense scene that forced Gregory and his crew to think quick on their feet was an encounter with a leopard seal in the third episode. “I don’t really ...

National Geographic/Bertie Gregory One tense scene that forced Gregory and his crew to think quick on their feet was an encounter with a leopard seal in the third episode. “I don’t really find ...

Penguins attempt to outrun a tilting iceberg in an adorable video, but even they are no match for Mother Nature.

A British marine biologist died after being attacked by a large leopard seal while snorkelling in the Antarctic. Kirsty Brown, 28, whose parents live in West Sussex, is believed to have drowned ...

The National Science Foundation, which funds key science and engineering research, is the latest U.S. agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE ...

The agreement has weathered an ice age of inertia — but can it survive the skunk at the picnic with an appetite for American pie?

For those with wealth, a trip to Antarctica has become a popular choice, but writer Paul Oswell warns that visiting can be ...

Step out of the winter cold and into a world of beauty, power and impactThe world-renowned exhibition, now in its sixtieth year and on loan from the ...

They are threatened by predators, including leopard seals, sharks, killer whales, fur seals, and sea lions. Climate change and human encroachment are other major threats to these animals.