A rare blue whale sighting off the coast of New England has surprised researchers. Discover the reasons behind this unusual ...

Last month, a blue whale was spotted off the coast in waters near Rhode Island by the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life — an “unusual occurrence” according to a NEAQ press ...

A new study analyzing two fossilized whale skulls from around 5 million years ago has revealed fragments of sharks' teeth lodged inside them. This provides rare evidence of how sharks fed on whales in ...

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BOSTON (WWLP) – The New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted endangered blue whales during two back-to-back surveys. This marked the first time the Aquarium has documented a blue whale in the ...

Aquarium scientists say sightings offer a rare glimpse into the movements of Atlantic blue whales New England Aquarium Researchers conducting aerial surveys off the New England coastline recently made ...

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Researchers say they spotted three endangered blue whales off the coast of Southern New England in a 24-hour period last month. Observers with New England Aquarium said it's the first time they have ...

Two blue whales were recently spotted by a team of scientists from the New England Aquarium. This marks the first time the aquarium has documented a blue whale in the southern New England survey area.

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BOSTON — Scientists with the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life were flying over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on Feb. 27 when they sighted a ...