The population fluctuations of these marine mammals reveal a connection between the abundance of their prey and biophysical oscillations in the Pacific Ocean.

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

An unusual medieval gold seal with a gemstone engraved with an elephant carrying a castle on its back has been added to a ...

A new study led by UC Santa Cruz marine biologist Roxanne Beltran to be published as the February 14 cover story for Science ...

A new study suggests that elephant seals can serve as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s twilight ...

Elephant seals have seen a population rebound and are returning in droves to Drake's Beach in California. The gathering of ...

Elephant seals are now key players in ocean research. Fitted with smart sensors, these massive marine mammals are helping ...

Scientists have a different idea of the twilight zone. To them, it’s an area of the open ocean where most fish live – depths of 650 to 3,200 feet.

A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in ...

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 ...