Humans have overfished cod to near extinction, so science alone cannot bring back cod. It will take regulation discipline, ...

Amidst an excited crowd, 17 endangered and threatened sea turtles were released into the refreshing waters off Cape Cod ...

Baltic cod once measured more than a meter long and weighed up to 40kg, forming the backbone of the region’s fishery. In the last three decades, however, the species has shrunk so much that even a ...

A woman paddleboarding with her friend off of a Cape Cod beach experienced a rare close encounter with a great white shark, the first sighting of that species there since 2004. NBC’s Sam Brock reports ...

Why are almost all of Cape Cod's hydrangeas blue? Who is working on a variety that braves the cold and blooms repeatedly?

Eastern Baltic cod grow to much smaller sizes than they did just 30 years ago, because overfishing altered their genes, ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

In just a few years, these species caused damage no one could reverse.

Eastern Baltic cod have evolved to be smaller and slip through nets, according to landmark research that links overfishing to changes in marine species’ DNA. Cod that would once have dwarfed a dinner ...

Baltic cod are declining — and now researchers say the damage is genetic It has caused cod DNA to undergo evolutionary change that endangers the species in the long run.

Small fish and chips? Cod have shrunk by almost 50% over the last 30 years, study warns READ MORE: Why you should ALWAYS use a chip fork to eat fish and chips By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE ...