Specialized whale-bone harpoons from southern Brazil dating back 5,000 years suggest that Indigenous groups in the area were ...

Ever since digital communication hit the mainstream there have been odious people using it to try and take advantage of unassuming victims. Hacking, malware, spyware, ransomware — it feels like ...

Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or economic changes. But what if both perspectives are looking at only part of the ...

How do you hunt a whale when your boat is made of logs lashed with vines and your harpoon is carved from animal bone?

Given our local history, it's not hard to imagine one of the old whaling ships driving hard through the South Pacific. Since we tend to think of sailing as a summertime thing, maybe it would be a good ...

If you watch shows like Animal Planet’s popular Whale Wars, which chronicles the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s battle against Japanese whalers in the Antarctic seas, you might think the world’s ...

BERLIN — Greenland police said they arrested a veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Paul Watson was arrested when ...

NEW BEDFORD — The city is preparing for a special weekend as Descendants of Whaling Masters, a non-profit organization, celebrates its 50th anniversary with an event called “A Whale of a Weekend” ...