A man from Washington state was arrested and charged with harassing "Lani," a beloved monk seal in Lahaina, Maui, authorities ...

A US Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak rescued three adults and one child trapped ...

Judge lets Alaska resume bear removals, including helicopter shooting, to help the Mulchatna caribou herd recover during ...

In Scotland scientists were looking into ways to cut down the time spent separating fish aboard fishing boats. Using an underwater camera, they saw that haddock rose to the top of the trawl, whiting ...

Set between Arctic tundra and the icy ocean, Utqiaġvik is the northernmost city in the US, home to about 4,500 people and ...

Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast ...

A new study looks at the predator-prey relationship between the seals and polar bears. The researchers say that relationship should be taken into account when establishing marine protected areas.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people trapped in a boat near the community of Chefornak over the weekend (April 12). No injuries have been reported. The Coast Guard Arctic District received a ...

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued three adults and one child from an 18-foot boat trapped on an ice floe 10 miles west of Chefornak, Alaska April 12. Coast Guard video image/PO1 ...

Mycoplasma phocimorsus is a zoonotic pathogen, often transmitted from seals, that is resistant to common antibiotics and can cause joint damage Getty; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The ...

Alaska health officials are alerting the public to the state's "first documented case" of a rare, potentially serious "seal finger" infection linked to brown bear exposure. In a bulletin released on ...