Whales transport vital nutrients from urine, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin across oceans that help to keep marine ...

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

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 ...

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

Tourists to Antarctica are fueling research on some of the tiniest, most influential organisms on Earth: phytoplankton. These ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

A, after years of drifting, now appears stuck near South Georgia Island. Once lodged in the Southern Weddell Sea for decades, ...

Discover the hidden snowfall of the ocean—what marine snow is, how it forms, and why it matters for our planet and climate change.

A rare bioluminescence phenomenon illuminated the waters near Vasai jetty, creating a breathtaking neon blue glow.

“Phytoplankton is blooming in the … Bass Strait. The region is known for its turbulent waters and harbours numerous ...

After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island ...

The ax has come down on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and that could have unexpectedly deadly ...