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

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

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

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

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

A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.

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

“Recently, we demonstrated how much commercial whaling impacted nutrient recycling by whales in their feeding grounds, and ...

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

For too long, Humpback whales' urinary contributions to the ocean have been overlooked. Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale ...

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