News tagged with seals
Judge says seals can stay in California cove
Nov 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.
Dramatic biological responses to global warming in the Arctic
Sep 10, 2009 |
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"The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," says Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University. Post leads a large, international team that carried out ecosystem-wide ...
Seals quickly respond to gain and loss of habitat under climate change
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Southern Elephant seals responded rapidly to climate and habitat change and established a new breeding site thousands of kilometres from existing breeding grounds, according to new research.
Seals like it hot
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using innovative thermal imaging techniques and CCTV recording, a St Andrews academic has shed new light on previously unseen aspects of the life of seals.
Feds to decide on listing ice seals as threatened
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal agency must decide within three weeks whether spotted seals, which depend on sea ice off Alaska's coast, should be listed as a threatened or endangered species.
Mercury levels in Arctic seals may be linked to global warming
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Researchers in Canada are reporting for the first time that high mercury levels in certain Arctic seals appear to be linked to vanishing sea ice caused by global warming. Their study, a new insight into the ...
Antarctic expedition studies survival strategies of Weddell seals
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Eight years after her last major expedition to Antarctica, biologist Terrie Williams is back on the ice. This time, however, her team began the expedition during the Antarctic winter, the ...
Southern Ocean seals dive deep for climate data
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Elephant seals are helping scientists overcome a critical blind-spot in their ability to detect change in Southern Ocean circulation and sea ice production and its influence on global climate.
Mercury pollution causes immune damage to harbor seals
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Methylmercury (MeHg), the predominant form of mercury found in the blood of marine mammals and fish-eating communities, could be more damaging to seals than has previously been thought. Research published in BioMed Central's ...
Geographic profiling applied to track hunting patterns of white sharks in South Africa
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Predation is one of the most fundamental and fascinating interactions in nature, and sharks are some of the fiercest predators on Earth. However, their hunting pattern is difficult to study because it is rarely ...
Hawaiian Islands named habitat for endangered seal
Jun 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The federal government on Friday will significantly expand the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands, officials said.
Environmentalists plan suit to protect ice seals
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An environmental group says it will sue the federal government to force a decision on additional protections for Arctic seals.
Ultrananocrystalline-diamond coating improves mechanical pump seals
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- From petroleum to food and beverage to pharmaceuticals, most industries use mechanical pumps, and all these pumps rely on seals to reduce leaks and maintenance costs. Argonne researchers, ...
