environment

Between nutrient pollution, climate-fueled severe storms, and warming ocean waters, our estuaries are at risk. But restoring wild oyster habitat could help.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare is calling a stranding event on Cape Cod the largest known mass stranding of bottlenose dolphins documented in the Northeast.

A regional seafood industry collaborative has been awarded a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Local fishing nets, once bound for recycling, are now saving lives in Ukraine. The spent nets are being repurposed to protect soldiers from Russian drone attacks.

Alvin, the deep ocean submersible known for exploring the wreck of the Titanic, is surveying two other famous shipwrecks – Shackleton's Quest and Scott's Terra Nova.

Released turtles have satellite tags affixed to their shell. Some also have smaller acoustic tags. A Senior Animal Care Specialist explains why.

About 100 people gathered on West Dennis Beach for the New England Aquarium’s first 2026 release of cold-stunned sea turtles rescued in the fall.

Marine animal rescuers from the Center for Coastal Studies disentangled a young humpback whale on Sunday.

Martha’s Vinyard is installing food waste recyclers at public schools and trash drop-offs to turn residential food waste into a compost-like nutrient rich soil amendment.

As seals return to the waters off the Cape and Islands, white sharks aren’t far behind. And, it turns out, they aren’t the only seal-hunting sharks in our waters.