The underwater videographer and diver lost his camera off the coast of Vancouver Island. Little did he know, a thrilling ...

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

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

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

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

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

The study focused on a handful of baleen species — namely, gray whales, humpback whales and right whales — which display ...

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

Baby whale sharks remain one of the biggest mysteries in marine science, but new research suggests their birthplaces may be ...

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

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

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