Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their urine—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii.

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

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

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

In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...

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 ...

A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii ... a sign of low nitrogen, and many have coral reef ecosystems,” said Roman. “The movement of nitrogen and other nutrients can be important to the ...

For example, humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere travel ... a sign of low nitrogen, and many have coral reef ecosystems,” said Joe Roman, a University of Vermont biologist who co-led ...

humpback and right whales convey an estimated 3,784 tons of nitrogen and 46,512 tons of biomass to low-nutrient coastal areas in the tropics and subtropics every year, many of which have coral ...