The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota ...

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

Whale pee and other bi-products play a vital role in ocean ecosystems. Find out how they transport nutrients across the seas.

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

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 ...

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

which resulted in a higher-than-normal number of gray whale strandings in the eastern North Pacific population. A total of 690 strandings were reported in that time, according to the National ...

For example, humpbacks in the North Pacific migrate annually from the Gulf of Alaska to the coast of Hawaii. Using publicly available data, researchers estimated that in a given year the whales ...

The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 18 sanctuaries managed by NOAA. It spans 135 miles of Olympic Peninsula ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to jettison 10 buildings it leases in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, ...