5+ hour, 55+ min ago  (358+ words) A barge carrying a humpback whale stranded in Germany for weeks has reached Danish waters on its journey to the North Sea. A barge carrying 'Timmy', the humpback whale stranded in Germany since early March, is expected to reach the…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (549+ words) Rescue teams are celebrating what they hope is a major win weeks into efforts to assist a stranded humpback whale. "Timmy" has been coaxed onto a special barge that will help steer him back towards the Atlantic. Rescuers in northern…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (173+ words) dw. com South Africa: Penguins starving as extinction risk grows At the start of the 20th century, millions of African penguins lived along South Africa's coasts. Today, only around 10, 000 remain. Guano extraction and the mass collection of eggs caused populations to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1187+ words) Known as the "unicorns of the sea," narwhals are fleeing Canada's far north. Researchers suspect a link to noise pollution from increasing ship traffic. For Alex Ootoowak, watching the speckled gray narwhals migrate in the icy waters of the Arctic…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1806+ words) Alex Ootowak grew up watching narwhals, the "unicorns of the sea, frolic in Canada's Arctic waters. Then a nearby mine changed everything. In this episode, hear how underwater recordings reveal a decline in narwhals - and why scientists couldn't research these…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (413+ words) Chernobyl is known the world over for the 1986 nuclear disaster. On April 26, a serious reactor accident took place in Unit 4 of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant. A radioactive cloud contaminated the region and spread across large parts of Europe. Tens…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (263+ words) Lady Fatou, known as the "grand dame" of the Berlin Zoo, was certified last year by Guinness as the oldest living gorilla in the world. At 69 years old, Lady Fatou on Monday became not only the Berlin Zoo's longest-residing tenant…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (320+ words) dw. com Humpback whale stranded again off German coast Hopes are fading for a young humpback whale stranded off Germany's Baltic coast, where onlookers are holding vigils as rescue efforts stall. The severely weakened animal, first spotted in early March…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago  (114+ words) After swimming free earlier in the week, the humpback whale named "Timmy" is still stranded on an island off Germany's Baltic coast. Experts say there is little hope of survival for the weakened animal. Rescue expert: Whale's 'prospects in Baltic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (147+ words) dw. com Stranded whale rescue underway in Germany Rescuers in northern Germany are mounting a complex operation to save a stranded 15meter whale in the Baltic Sea. After several failed refloating attempts, the animal is to be lifted onto a floating…...