Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

“In a jaw-dropping moment of marine history, Sea Life Sydney Aquarium has announced the rare arrival of a baby gray nurse shark!” aquarium officials said. “The tiny yet mighty male pup, affectionately ...

A deceased humpback whale was stranded on a Sussex County beach Wednesday night according to the Delaware Department of ...

“Beyond urine, whale carcasses also serve as nutrient deposits. When a whale dies, its massive body sinks to the ocean floor, ...

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

When whales migrate from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding waters, they carry tons of nutrients in their urine.

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

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

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

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

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 ...

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