Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

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

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

University of Miami researchers with the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science say great whites are like ...

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

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

When whales migrate from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding waters, they carry tons of nutrients in their urine.

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

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

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 ...