A seemingly lighthearted vacation moment turned into one of the week’s most-shared viral clips. This happened when a woman’s attempt to pose on an elephant’s trunk ended with her being tossed into the ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...

The relationship between oceanographic conditions and predator population dynamics is a complex but critical area of study in understanding marine ecosystems. In particular, the northern elephant seal ...