(CNN) — Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 for his image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands.

An image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 contest. Matty Smith, from Australia, took the photo in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands.

From dramatic aquatic encounters to deep caves to fish and amphibians closely guarding their eggs, there’s an entire world below the surface that few of us ever really get to see. That’s where images ...

Seven weaned elephant seal pups tested positive for avian influenza — also known as bird flu — on Tuesday evening. More than 1,300 seals were on the beach when the outbreak was detected by UC Santa ...

The avian flu has been identified for the first time in northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park in California, researchers said. Dead elephant seal pups were observed on Feb. 19 and 20. Live ...

Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.

The deadly and highly infectious H5N1 bird flu has officially spread to yet another species. Seven elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for the virus, according ...

Scientists have confirmed that seven weaned northern elephant seal pups at the park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as H5N1. The confirmation, provided by the U.S.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An elephant seal pup, right, rests next to female ...

Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several more are showing signs of the illness. The outbreak has prompted park ...