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

and this work augments our understanding of how tropical systems are also impacted,” said Friedlaender, a professor of ocean sciences. “Given that these warm-water ecosystems are even more ...

Today, a new University of Vermont-led study shows that whales also carry huge quantities of nutrients horizontally, across whole ocean basins, from rich, cold waters where they feed to warm shores ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Vermont describes how whales can transport essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus thousands of miles away from rich feeding grounds in cold ...

They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern tropical Pacific in winter when ready to give birth. Whale song and human speech are very similar Seven months after ...

This sighting confirmed that the mother whale — which scientists spotted entangled earlier this year but couldn't free — gave birth to her calf while trapped in the rope. Clay George ...

It's critical to tropical ocean health, therefore, to protect and restore whales. Whales are not just ... near the equator where they mate and give birth. Much of this is in the form of urine ...

Migrating baleen whales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56123-2 ...