They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be ...

Did you know that whales help keep the ocean healthy by spreading nutrients far and wide? These massive creatures don’t just ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

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 ...

A group of whale watchers, look in horror as a huge humpback whale emerges from the water and swallows two kayakers whole!

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

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

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

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

Seabirds transport nitrogen and phosphorus from the ocean to the land in their poop, increasing the density of plants on islands. Animals form the circulatory system of the planet—and whales are ...

A University of Vermont researcher has released a new study on how whales move tons of nutrients thousands of miles in their urine.