The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday.

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. At low tide on Tybee Island, Georgia, the beach stretches out as wide as it gets with the small ...

A state-operated ferry struck a dock on Sapelo Island, Ga., Friday afternoon, prompting an investigation and temporary changes to island access, officials said. The 70' catamaran ferry Katie Underwood ...