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

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

“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 ...

A new study has found that whale songs can act as a barometer for the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems.

One study in Iceland suggests that fin whales produce more than 250 gallons of urine per day when they are feeding. Humans pee less than half a gallon daily. Whales undertake the longest migration of ...

Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long distances between their feeding and mating grounds ... whales include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales.

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people think of plants as the lungs of the planet, taking in carbon dioxide, and ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale, swimming in the Gulf off the Fort Myers, Florida coast, was captured on video by ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of tropical ecosystems and fish. UC Santa Cruz professors ...