Science May 31 Group of rescued gray seals heads home after rehabilitation By John Yang, Kaisha Young
World Sep 24 Research reveals threats polar bears face as climate change melts Arctic ice hunting grounds In Churchill, Canada, the polar bear capital of the world, scientists say there are now about half the polar bears as there were 40 years ago. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Oct 06 Marine mammals in U.S. waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, study finds Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment. By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Science Jan 31 Watch 2:08 Killer whales put their heads together for their next meal In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we get a glimpse into the intelligent group hunting patterns of killer whales -- and the escape of one very lucky seal. By Nsikan Akpan
Nation Sep 17 Life at the ‘Top of the World’ At 330 miles above the Arctic Circle, life has never been easy for those brave enough to call Barrow home. The population currently hovers around 5,000 and about half of the residents are native Inupiat Eskimo, indigenous people who have… By Mike Fritz
Feb 27 Watch Justices Consider Exxon’s Valdez Damages Challenge The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Exxon's appeal of a civil suit that awarded $2.5 billion in punitive damages to victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez shipwreck and oil spill in Alaska. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle recaps… Continue watching