They focused on six species known to migrate seasonally over long distances from higher latitudes to lower latitudes: blue whales, fin whales, gray whales, humpback whales, and North Atlantic and ...

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.

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 ...

For perspective, fin whales produce more than 250 gallons of urine per day when they are feeding, a study in Iceland suggests. Humans pee less than half a gallon daily. “Because of their size, whales ...

The nutrients often benefit coastal areas with low nitrogen and coral reef ecosystems. Fin whales in Iceland may produce more than 250 gallons of urine per day when they are feeding. By comparison ...

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 ...

In the vast expanses of the ocean, a breathtaking encounter unfolded as a drone camera captured a colossal fin whale off the coast of Cullera in Valencia, Spain. This remarkable footage, dated March ...

Read our privacy notice. Chelsea host Leicester City in the Premier League this afternoon. The Blues sit fifth in the Premier League table and will be hoping to stay there at the very least in ...

Lavia has been struggling since mid-December with a hamstring problem and his absence has coincided with Chelsea’s mid-season dip in form. After missing five Premier League matches, the ...

Since so little is understood about this whale species, researchers like O’Corry-Crowe and his colleagues are working diligently to conduct studies to document narwhals’ unknown behaviors to ...

ONLY once have I seen a live whale. Well, to be honest, the massive tail of a whale as it plunged into the deep waters off Achill Island. That was in September 1995 while returning from a deep-sea ...