South Georgia has been in the headlines after the world's largest iceberg ran aground off its coast amid concerns it could ...

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

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

An international team of marine biologists have published research in Molecular Ecology that shows the benefits of gene flow ...

New research has shown that whales ferry substantial quantities of nutrients for thousands of miles in their urine and other ...

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

The findings show whales carry out the longest known transport of nourishment by mammals on the planet. Researchers found that the whales had brought more nitrogen from their feeding grounds than ...

The vast ice fields of barren whiteness stretch toward the horizon, creating one of the most isolated environments on the ...

For example, humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere travel over 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) from Antarctica to Costa Rica, and gray whales travel nearly 7,000 (11,200 km) miles from Russia ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

For those fortunate enough to visit Antarctica, there are endless awe-inspiring experiences that never fail to unleash ...