Migrating female baleen whales travel every year from the arctic to the tropics to rear their calves. When they do that, they carry and release a staggering amount of nutrients in places that have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mother humpback whale and her calf swimming in warm waters. A 2010 study from this same team dove into their poop, more ...

It turns out, whale pee is nothing to pooh-pooh. The marine giants’ urine serves a vital role in ecosystems by moving tons of nutrients across vast ocean distances, according to new research.

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move tons of ...

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 ...

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. Whale poo is responsible for moving tonnes of nutrients from deep water up to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move ...

More than simply swimming through the ocean, whales aid in its preservation. Nutrient transport due to their deep-sea feeding and surface defecation has already been studied, but a recent study ...

Whale urine helps move nutrients thousands of miles across the ocean in a “conveyer belt,” according to a new study. Photo from Venti Views, UnSplash It turns out, whale pee is nothing to pooh-pooh.