Kirsty Brown was snorkelling in the Antarctic Peninsula with another researcher when a leopard seal attacked without warning and dragged her underwater in a horrific and deadly assault ...

From a dish made by your hometown restaurant to candy you searched for on Halloween, most people have an all-time favorite food. Humans are omnivores with a diverse diet, but there is still a large ...

A leopard Seal on ice floe in Port Lockroy at Wiencke-Island. Antarctica. This rising din threatens to drown out the ocean’s own voices—songs so well-structured that a leopard seal’s (Hydrurga ...

Antarctic fur seals need ice-free ground in order to breed. Why are they disappearing? Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the menu ...

Typical behavior of leopard seal vocalizations—the male will sing a sequence of sounds underwater before returning to the surface to breathe (represented by a "Z") and repeats this cycle for hours at ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

While documenting leopard seals in Antarctica for a 2006 National Geographic magazine story, photographer Paul Nicklen had an experience that he says "will stay with me forever" (see Nicklen's photos) ...