The whales were observed off Laguna Beach on Sunday, March 23, rolling and appearing to play in the surf steps from the sand.

The whales were observed off Laguna Beach on Sunday, March 23, rolling and appearing to play in the surf steps from the sand.

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

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

The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long distances between their feeding and mating grounds, where they ...

The marine mammal — an infrequent visitor to the shores of the Emerald Isle — was spotted in the Waterford Estuary on the morning of March 25, according to a news release from the Irish Whale and ...

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 ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

A tragic incident has unfolded at Hartenbos Beach in Mossel Bay, where beaked whales were found stranded on the shore.

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

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