The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

Harbor seals pups will soon start to populate the beaches in the northeastern U.S. during seal pupping season.

They're wild animals with sharp teeth. And touching, feeding or disturb marine mammals can result in hefty fines or jail time ...

Scientists are making huge leaps in tracking technologies, and these baby seals reap the benefits. Here's what they're ...