There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the ...

In Alaska, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ...

Alaska's Iliamna Lake harbor seals have been difficult to study because of their remoteness. They weren't even identified as harbor seals until 2013. Now, a new genetic study has found significant ...

Alaska’s Iliamna Lake harbor seals commonly move more than 200 kilometers. Researchers hypothesized that they move regularly between freshwater and marine habitats.

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The drownings of two Navy SEALs during a maritime intercept off the coast of Somalia were preventable, caused by a lack of proper training and unclear guidance on effective flotation, a Navy ...

The Navy’s findings follow months of questions about the Jan. 11 incident. Two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned during a nighttime boat raid off the coast of Somalia last January because their personal ...

Two US Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do ...

Two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures, a military probe of the January deaths found.

A new report by the U.S. Navy has concluded that both men's deaths were preventable, but exactly why the deaths of two elite Navy SEALs were not prevented is more murky. The Navy's report on its ...

A new report by the U.S. Navy has concluded that both men's deaths were preventable, but exactly why the deaths of two elite Navy SEALs were not prevented is more murky. The Navy's report on its eight ...