Posts for tag "seals"
Tracking Elephant Seals Reveals Antarctic Melt Insights
Elephant seals are helping scientists get to the bottom of Antarctic ice melt, according to the Washington Post. Antarctic ice sheets are melting from the bottom up instead of from top to bottom. The reason for this...
- Posted June 22, 2016
Crittercams Help Scripps Scientists Study Antarctic Leopard Seals
Using NatGeo Crittercams, scientists led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography gain a rare glimpse into the underwater world of leopard seals.
- Posted December 4, 2015
Tagged seals and seabirds map Columbia River Estuary depth and salinity
A pilot project in the Columbia River Estuary shows sensor-toting seals and sea birds can map waterbodies where research vessels are too bulky or expensive.
- Posted March 7, 2014
