Rare calico lobster escapes fate as dinner
- Most lobsters that are sent to Jasper White’s Summer Shack restaurant end up on a plate next to a cup of drawn butter. But on Monday, one special lobster was picked up by scientists from the New England Aquarium, destined for a research and educational center in Rhode Island.
(ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Classic spring landscapes that await your camera
- While there are plenty of places close to home that make for great spring photo destinations, New England is full of wild and beautiful locations within half a day’s drive of Boston.
(JERRY MONKMAN/ECOPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
Recent bird sightings on Cape Cod as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society. ABOVE: File photo of a Ruby-throated hummingbird.
(PHOTO: Roseann Paolini)
Climate shift could help struggling N.E. species
- Tulips are in full bloom and a number of struggling species are set to benefit from the early spring, which can result in a greater food supply for local herbivores.
Tick explosion is the price of mild weather
Winter’s warm temperatures have yielded an unusually robust bounty of springtime ticks that have attached themselves to pets and people in Massachusetts.
BIG PICTURE
Earth Day 2012
- April 22 will mark Earth Day worldwide, an event now in its 42nd year and observed in 175 countries. Gathered here are images of our planet’s environment, efforts to utilize renewable alternative sources of energy, and the effects of different forms of pollution. (35 photos total)
In an artist’s garden
- Whimsical, handmade creations decorate the grounds at this summer cottage beside the Westport River.
As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge
- YOKOSUKA, Japan - To the world’s military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts.
Harvard study finds common pesticide kills bees
- Researchers pointed to the pesticide imidacloprid as the probable cause of destruction of honeybee colonies worldwide since 2006.
App keeps whales, ships safely apart
- A new system that uses satellites, listening buoys, and iPads lets ship captains steer clear of a species that’s on the brink of extinction.
