New England Aquarium

Deco, an African Penguin, was born at the New England Aquarium on Aug. 26, 1981, making Thursday the day she turns 40, the Boston institution said.

It is incredibly difficult for scientists to observe sharks mating in their natural habitat, since it rarely happens close to the surface. Luckily, there is an island area just off the coast of Florida that’s a regular hot spot for underwater coupling.

Tatoosh, the giant Pacific octopus at the New England Aquarium, has died. Giant Pacific octopuses only live three to five years on average, according to the aquarium. They die quickly after entering the “senescence” phase of their lives. The eight-pound octopus made his debut at the aquarium back in September 2020, according to the aquarium. View a Virtual Visit in…

Four Boston museums and the New England Aquarium are instituting mask mandates for all visitors starting Saturday, regardless of vaccination status, the organizations announced.  The Museum of Fine Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Science and the New England Aquarium will all require guests older than five-years-old to wear masks while indoors. “We want...

Overfishing is a problem across our oceans and especially in Massachusetts – years of overfishing depleted the very fishery that gave so Cape Cod its name. The World Wildlife Fund says that 39% of fish stocks are overfished, and that includes sharks.  In decades past, shore-based recreational fishing for sandbar sharks on Cape Cod rose in popularity to a point…

Overfishing is a problem across our oceans and especially in Massachusetts – years of overfishing depleted the very fishery that gave so Cape Cod its name. The World Wildlife Fund says that 39% of fish stocks are overfished, and that includes sharks.  In decades past, shore-based recreational fishing for sandbar sharks on Cape Cod rose in popularity to a point…

The New England Aquarium honored a ‘late gate’ ticket that was nearly 40 years old. Rachel Carle got the ticket from her Great Aunt Kit who kept it safe in her wallet for all those years.

The New England Aquarium in Boston accepted an entrance ticket on Thursday first purchased in 1983. The Boston Herald reports 26-year-old Rachel Carle picked up the ticket from her great aunt, Catherine Cappiello who had held on to it for over 37 years. Cappiello arrived to visit the aquarium near closing time all those years ago and got the “late…

Whales are known as the “gentle giants of the sea,” so how often are people actually swallowed by one, like the Massachusetts lobster diver who survived his encounter this week?

The younger generation of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are on average about three feet shorter than whales were 20 years, drone and aircraft data show in a study in Thursday’s journal Current Biology.

Rare video of two Northern Atlantic Right Whales seeming to hug it out on the surface of Cape Cod Bay is just what you need to see today.

Despite valiant efforts from veterinarians with the New England Aquarium, the rare loggerhead sea turtle found on a Cape Cod beach Friday has died. The 350-pound sea turtle was found on a beach in Truro Friday and taken to the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy. The aquarium shared the news of its death on Facebook Tuesday...

A rare loggerhead turtle found on a Cape Cod beach has veterinarians with the New England Aquarium working around the clock. The turtle was found stranded on a Truro beach Friday and was taken to the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy, aquarium officials said. “The fact that it made it through the first night is really...

A rare and massive loggerhead turtle found on a Cape Cod beach last week is now recovering thanks to the help of veterinarians with the New England Aquarium.

After closing its doors for four months during the pandemic, the New England Aquarium reopens Thursday with new coronavirus safety policies in place.

After closing its doors for four months during the pandemic, the New England Aquarium reopens Thursday with new coronavirus safety policies in place. Reservations are required for visitors, who will be screened for coronavirus symptoms upon entry. Masks are required for anyone over the age of five and encouraged for children over the age of two. Certain exhibits have been…

Sue O’Connell sat down with Patty Schilling, supervisor of marine mammals at the New England Aquarium, to talk about how differently the animals have been acting during the aquarium’s closure and new ways people at home can experience the aquarium without being there.

As Boston prepares to enter Phase 3 of reopening on Monday, two of the city’s most popular attractions are getting ready to welcome back visitors. NBC10 Boston got a first look inside the preparations at the Boston Children’s Museum and New England Aquarium. “I am so excited to welcome back our visitors,” New England Aquarium President and CEO Vikki...

As Boston prepares to enter phase three of reopening on Monday, two of the city’s most popular attractions are getting ready to welcome back visitors for the first time since closing down in March.

The New England Aquarium will reopen its doors to the public on July 16, but with much smaller crowds and other changes designed to keep visitors safe from the new coronavirus. The aquarium closed on March 13, as the coronavirus pandemic brought all non-essential businesses to a close in Massachusetts. But on Monday, Boston will join the rest of the…