When University of Pisa paleontologists first found a prehistoric whale's skeleton 13 years ago among rocks in southern ...

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

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

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

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

Baleen whales undertake some of the longest migrations of any mammal, traveling thousands of miles between nutrient-rich ...

Nutrient-rich waste Whale excrement contains iron, phosphorus, and nitrogen, which are substances that phytoplankton need to ...

Talking about large marine animals always leads to thinking about the books of Jules Verne, the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, the books that led to films such as 'Jaws' and al ...

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 ...