Timo Dersch had a close call with a humpback whale while freediving with orcas in the waters surrounding Norway ...

After samples were collected, the whale was buried since it was "unable to be towed back to" the beach due to shallow water.

Intense footage posted by diver Timo Dersch shows the moment he encountered two gigantic humpback whales in the freezing ...

This redistribution of nutrients is known as the “great whale conveyor belt,” which is illustrated by the thousands of ...

Great rivers of whale pee make a remarkable contribution to Earth's cycling of nutrients, a new study reveals.

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

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

To sustain their massive bodies, however, they must consume a lot of this food — up to 3,000 pounds every single day!

Marine life is flooding New York City’s waterways once again — but the conservation win is having an unfortunate side effect.

Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long distances between their feeding and mating grounds, ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people think of plants as the lungs of the planet, taking in carbon dioxide, and ...

Then, last fall, researchers saw more than 25 whales feeding close together for two days in a row. “We came across what I would call Humpback Palooza,” Stafford said. “Just dozens of ...