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

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

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

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

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