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

The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales ...

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 ...

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

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

A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.

The study focused on a handful of baleen species — namely, gray whales, humpback whales and right whales — which display ...

“Beyond urine, whale carcasses also serve as nutrient deposits. When a whale dies, its massive body sinks to the ocean floor, ...

Great rivers of whale pee make a remarkable contribution to Earth's cycling of nutrients, a new study reveals. While their giant poop tsunamis pump nutrients vertically, from the surface to the ...

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