Is bird flu behind New England seal deaths?

A new study links a wave of bird flu to the deaths of more than 330 New England harbor and gray seals along the North Atlantic coast in 2022.

Angela Nelson-Tufts • futurity
March 16, 2023 ~9 min

Why a virus kills lots of seals on one coast, but not another

A deadly virus affects seals on the North Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe very differently. New research clarifies why.

Angela Nelson-Tufts • futurity
March 2, 2022 ~9 min


Seals are chirping under Antarctic ice but we can’t hear it

Weddell seals are making all kinds of noise under the Antarctic ice, but at sound frequencies humans can't hear. Listen to an adjusted sample.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
Dec. 22, 2020 ~6 min

Arctic sea ice loss opens marine mammals to deadly virus

The loss of sea ice in the Arctic has opened pathways for a virus deadly to seals, otters, and other marine mammals, researchers say.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Nov. 14, 2019 ~4 min

How to explain a giant hole in Antarctic ice

"We thought this large hole in the sea ice—known as a polynya—was something that was rare..."

Hannah Hickey-UW • futurity
June 18, 2019 ~8 min

Elusive seal posse colonized an Alaskan lake

Evidence that the seals in Alaska's Iliamna Lake are one of a kind could prevent a controversial mining project from going forward.

Michelle Ma-Washington • futurity
May 8, 2019 ~8 min

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