A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii. Credit: Lars Bejder/NOAA Scientists have long understood that microbes, zooplankton, and fish are vital sources of recycled nitrogen in coastal waters.

A humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge quantities of critical nutrients from high latitudes to the tropics. (Credit: ...

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move tons of ...

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SAMUT PRAKAN – The carcass of an endangered Bryde’s whale was found near this central province’s coast on Friday morning. The carcass was spotted by locals in seaside tambon Bang Pu of the ...

A second suspect aged 38, has been apprehended by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, in the case previously covered by IOL, where a woman lost R3 million to ...

Global sea ice cover in the Antarctic and Arctic fell to a historic low in February, Europe's climate monitor said. The poles are the most sensitive regions to climate change on the planet, warming ...

A sperm whale that was entangled in ropes has died after it became stranded on a shore of the island of Raasay. The 15m-long (49ft) animal was spotted in difficulty off nearby Skye on Thursday.

Nations failed to break a deadlock over the timing of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of climate change science. At issue was whether the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change could deliver ...