Blue whale births remain unseen because they occur in winter, when researchers typically aren't observing them. By the time ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

A group of whale watchers, look in horror as a huge humpback whale emerges from the water and swallows two kayakers whole!

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

New research has shown that whales ferry substantial quantities of nutrients for thousands of miles in their urine and other ...