Much of the eastern United States is currently undergoing a massive polar vortex, with another one expected to follow. Meanwhile, California basks in the sunshine. These conditions set the stage for ...

PESCADERO — Every winter about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to California’s Año Nuevo State Park to fight, mate and give birth. The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, drawing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up portrait of a Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) showing detailed textures of its face and skin during molting ...

“The animals are amazing. I mean, everything they do is extreme,” said Daniel Costa, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz. “They’re the deepest-diving pinniped and they dive ...

Northern elephant seal at Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. (Credit: Dan Costa; photo taken under research permit NMFS 23188) Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the ...