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Dead Fur Seals Wash Up on Australian Beach

Posted Tue Jan 17, 2012 09:26 AM ET | 0

Infection may have killed the more than 50 dead New Zealand fur seals, but so far there's no certain explanation. Read more

Seal Pups Rescued From UK Storms: Photos

Posted Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:53 AM ET | 0

Gray seal pups that were battered by recent storms on the coast of England are being treated in a rehabilitation center. Read more

Oil Fight: Conservationists vs. Shell in Alaska

Posted by Eric Niiler Tue Nov 8, 2011 07:48 AM ET | 0

Green groups say not enough known about how oil drilling may affect whales and seals; feds say any risk is negligible. Read more

The Polar Bear's Last Stand

Posted by Jessica Marshall Thu Dec 16, 2010 04:05 PM ET | 0

A final refuge of Arctic summer sea ice may be the last outpost for polar bears. But that doesn't mean they're in the clear. Read more

BP Reports No More Oil Flowing into Gulf

Posted Thu Jul 15, 2010 04:00 PM ET | 0

Although the tests are still ongoing, the new cap appears to be preventing oil from gushing into the Gulf. Read more

Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010: Wide Angle

Posted Thu Jun 24, 2010 09:42 AM ET

This is page two of our continuing coverage of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more

Wide Angle: Our Changing Oceans

Posted Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:35 PM ET

Surprising new discoveries and stories of conservation, hope, and adventure abound in this wide angle, letting you see our wondrous watery planet like never before. Read more

Leopard Seals Surveyed by Sound

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Mon Apr 12, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

These elusive animals may be camera shy, but their unique singing voices are drawing scientists' attention. Read more

Students From Arctic Town Venture to Antarctica

Posted by George Kourounis Tue Mar 30, 2010 05:45 PM ET | 0

Thinking about setting one of your teen-aged kids adrift on an ice floe? Geoff Green of "Students on Ice" will do it for you. Read more

Ocean Sensing

Posted Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:01 AM ET

Some very strange things are happening in the oceans, and humanity is finally getting a peek. Read more

Ribbon Seal Protection Sought by Activists

Posted Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:28 AM ET | 0

Ribbon seals should be listed as threatened or endangered because global warming is quickly melting sea ice, which the seals depend on for several months each year, two environmental groups said in a lawsuit filed against the federal government in... Read more