Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts

What Nantucket Owes the Whale

We owe it to the right whale — and to so many other species — to reconstruct what our own history has taken from them.

The New York Times - 1h

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to giving dog fentanyl and stabbing it to death

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to giving his dog fentanyl before stabbing the animal to death earlier this year.

NBC News - 10h

Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Arizona State Sun Devils: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

How to watch Massachusetts vs. Arizona State basketball game

CBS Sports - 14h

Bird flu sweeps through zoos with ‘grave implications’ for endangered animals

Call for additional precautions as captive species including lions, tigers and cheetahs are killed by virus. Dozens of rare animals including tigers, lions and cheetahs are dying as bird flu ...

The Guardian - 3d

How to watch Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Northeastern Huskies: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Massachusetts vs. Northeastern basketball game

CBS Sports - 3d

2 Endangered Whales Found Entangled in Fishing Gear, With 1 Likely to Die

The North Atlantic right whales, which were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, are one of the most endangered large whale species.

The New York Times - 3d

Paul Watson, Anti-Whaling Activist, Is Released After 5 Months in Prison

Mr. Watson was facing extradition to Japan but was released after Denmark decided to reject the extradition request, his lawyer said.

The New York Times - 4d

Denmark releases from custody anti-whaling campaigner wanted by Japan

Yahoo News - 4d

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan, his lawyer says

ABC News - 4d

Massachusetts man arrested in 1992 murder-for-hire plot

Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested a Boston-area man in connection with a murder-for-hire-plot in the 1992 slaying of an Army soldier, officials said Monday.

NBC News - 5d

Amazon and the endangered future of the middle manager

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy delivered one of 2024's major job headlines with his five-day office mandate, but there's a bigger tech organizational shakeup at work.

CNBC - 6d

Peter Hargreaves’ Blue Whale sells major tech stocks over AI concerns

Fund cuts exposure to ‘Magnificent Seven’ because of heavy spending on artificial intelligence

Financial Times - Dec. 15

How to watch Massachusetts Minutemen vs. UMass Boston Beacons: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Massachusetts vs. Massachusetts-Boston basketball game

CBS Sports - Dec. 14

A celebrity’s brush with death and the things whales do for love: The news quiz

The ouster of Syria’s dictator rocked the Middle East, morning coffee is getting far more expensive, and another football star is targeted in a string of suspicious break-ins.

NBC News - Dec. 14

Scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuries

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries

ABC News - Dec. 13

New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuries

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries

ABC News - Dec. 13

Discovery of six rare Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia raises hopes for endangered species

Find is ‘hopeful sign’ the species, one of world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish, is not at imminent risk of extinction. Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and ...

The Guardian - Dec. 13

Killer Whales Are Hunting Whale Sharks — the Largest Fish in the World, New Photos and Study Show

Yahoo News - Dec. 13

Humpback Whale Sets Record for How Far It Traveled

The adult male swam more than 8,000 miles from South America to Africa, most likely in search of a mate, researchers said.

The New York Times - Dec. 13

Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned for the first time in decades in Japan

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast has fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram at auction, as officials try to keep the struggling ...

ABC News - Dec. 12

Storm's downpours flood Boston highway, knock out power for thousands in Massachusetts

An intense storm hitting Boston Wednesday caused flooding that shut down a highway tunnel in the city and knocked out power for tens of thousands.

NBC News - Dec. 12

Dean of Students at Massachusetts School Charged With Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine

Federal prosecutors said Lavante Wiggins of Pittsfield High School and another man had conspired to traffic “large quantities” of the drug in western Massachusetts.

The New York Times - Dec. 12

Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded

A humpback whale crossed multiple oceans for a massive migration that covered more than 8,000 miles, according to a new study.

CBS News - Dec. 11

Dozens of migrants feared dead after girl found alive in sea off Italy

A rescue group "heard the calls in the darkness" of the girl after midnight while heading to another emergency.

CBS News - Dec. 11

Whale stuns scientists by going to record-breaking lengths in search of a breeding ground

A humpback whale has stunned scientists with a journey that spanned three oceans and more than 8,000 miles, setting the record for the longest known migration between breeding grounds.

NBC News - Dec. 11

Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa

Research done with the help of citizen science shows male humpback completed almost twice the typical migration distance. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A ...

The Guardian - Dec. 11

The epic migration of a humpback whale across the world

A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.

BBC News - Dec. 11

Takeaways from AP's report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo

For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

ABC News - Dec. 9

The endangered Mercosaurus roars back to life

Europe and South America revive a dormant deal

Financial Times - Dec. 9

Woman dies after being pulled from Massachusetts house fire; man expected to survive

One woman has died after she and another resident were pulled from a burning home in Wakefield, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning.

NBC News - Dec. 9

Massachusetts Democrat says she was targeted by bomb threat

Rep. Lori Tahan (D-Mass.) shared that she and her family were the target of a bomb threat on Saturday. “This morning, I was made aware of a bomb threat targeting my family and me,” she wrote in the ...

The Hill - Dec. 7

How citizen scientists are uncovering the secret lives of blue whales

A thrifty study uncovers a wealth of data about one of the world's largest and most elusive species.

BBC News - Dec. 6

Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

Killer Whales Hunt Whale Sharks and Feast on Their Livers

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Killer whale spotted balancing a salmon on its head, intriguing scientists and orca watchers

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed doing the same thing in the 1980s.

NBC News - Dec. 4

Global warming fills New England's rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles

As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years

ABC News - Dec. 3

‘It’s nonstop’: how noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales

Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwater. From the moment that the ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Scientists dissect ‘world’s rarest whale’ for clues on little-known species

Only seven spade-tooth whales have ever been documented, now work is beginning on a specimen that washed ashore in New Zealand in July. A spade-tooth whale – thought to be the world’s rarest whale ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

This whale species is so rare it's never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries

Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species

ABC News - Dec. 2

Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts

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