Guardian: Astonishing news from Walvis Bay, Namibia, where scientists from the Namibian Dolphin Project on Tuesday confirmed the sighting of a grey whale. Not only has this North Pacific species been extinct in the Atlantic since the 18th century, it has never been seen south of the Equator.
The signficance of this sighting is creating excitement among marine biologists. It may suggest good news that the great whales are recovering from the disastrous hunts of the 20th century. Or it may indicate that...