On social media, sometimes just existing can make you the target of hateful comments. Michelle, known as Your Body Image ...

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 ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.

Researchers found that the whales had brought more nitrogen from their feeding grounds than the ocean’s natural processes (Alamy/PA) Whales transport vital nutrients from urine, placentas ...

A pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales have finally been spotted again off Florida's west coast, and the good news is the right whales appear to be headed back to the right ocean.

One area of interest is the toxicological analysis, as forbidden chemicals can remain detectable in whale fat for extended periods. This presents an opportunity to understand the half-lives of these ...

Plastics are attracted to fats – they’re lipophilic – and so believed to be easily attracted to blubber, the sound-producing melon on a toothed whale’s forehead, and the fat pads along the lower jaw ...

“He was as fat as a whale but I think that time in the paddock did him the world of good physically and mentally. Early on he impressed me, he had a beautiful action.” There was no stopping ...