Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...

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 ...

Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the ...

Researchers are on high alert monitoring the local Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery - though there is good news.