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 new study revealed that whales support tropical ecosystems by transporting vital nutrients across vast ocean from Alaska to ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Vermont describes how whales can transport essential nutrients like nitrogen ...

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

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

Whales are huge, long-lived mammals. The blue whale is the largest animal that’s ever lived on earth — it is ... For example, humpback whales feast on vast schools of krill near Antarctica at a ...

In contrast to the Antarctic continent, the marine environments in this area are some of the most biologically productive waters in the world. Thanks to its strong currents and upwelling of deep, cold ...