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

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

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

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

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

Dozens of NIH study sections — meetings in which panels of expert scientists consider which research projects the agency should support — have been canceled in recent weeks, after the Trump ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs has provided vital new information in the battle to protect the endangered species. Variations ...

Remarkably, whale song is an indicator of forage availability. Further evidence was found in the striking differences between ...

According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web. A better understanding of the ...