Mass sperm whale deaths across Europe leave scientists stumped

YORK, United Kingdom — Normally tranquil and windswept beaches across northern Europe were converted into cetacean graveyards this winter, as sperm whale after sperm whale kept stranding itself.From January to early February, 30 of the magnificent creatures died on the coasts of the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and northern France, all “bachelor” or juvenile males.For now the stranding appears to have ceased, yet scientists are hardly any clearer on what cau