“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 ...

South Georgia has been in the headlines after the world's largest iceberg ran aground off its coast amid concerns it could ...

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

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

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 ...

In the summer, adult whales feed at high latitudes (like Alaska, Iceland, and Antarctica), putting on ... Plus, the nutrient inputs of blue whales—the largest animals to ever live on the Earth ...

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

and it's full of shrimp-like Antarctic krill. "Krill feeds the blue whales, humpback whales, fin whales. It also feeds the gentoo penguins, macaroni penguins, chinstrap penguins and the fur seals ...