The study focused on a handful of baleen species — namely, gray whales, humpback whales and right whales — which display “traditional migratory patterns,” moving from colder waters in the summer to ...

Whale urine helps move nutrients thousands of miles across the ocean in a ... humpbacks in the North Pacific migrate annually from the Gulf of Alaska to the coast of Hawaii.

The marine giants’ urine serves a vital role in ecosystems by moving tons of nutrients across vast ocean ... North Pacific migrate annually from the Gulf of Alaska to the coast of Hawaii.

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

Whales are the bees of the ocean. That’s a ... and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient tropical grounds like Hawaii and the Caribbean.

A case in point: a European Space Agency satellite, known as ERS-2, launched in 1995 and inactive since 2011, tumbled through ...

In 2010, scientists revealed that whales, feeding at depth and pooping at the surface, provide a critical resource for plankton growth and ocean productivity ... area in Hawaii, where they ...

A recent study on the ancient glaciers of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island has revealed important insights about how past climate changes affected the region and how these shifts could impact global climate ...

Whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their urine—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of tropical ... NOAA permit 21476 Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ...