A study led by researchers at the University of Vermont describes how whales can transport essential nutrients like nitrogen ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

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

Blue whale births remain unseen because they occur in winter, when researchers typically aren't observing them. By the time ...

Endangered pygmy blue whales dive to depths in the ocean to forage and feed along their migratory path off the Western ...

While humpbacks have been feeding in Monterey Bay’s nutrient-rich waters for decades, warming seas have pushed the mammals ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs over 6 years shows the number of days humpbacks have been singing has nearly doubled–with their ...

Our analysis of blue whale skin revealed they were foraging over a larger geographic area to find the food they needed during ...

The bay looked “like it was boiling,” said a boat captain with a whale-watching company in Monterey Bay, Calif. He captured video of the dolphins swimming off the coast.

The findings are a window into the rich inner lives of whales – and allow us to check the health of the ocean.

According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web. A better understanding of the ...