Whale pee and other bi-products play a vital role in ocean ecosystems. Find out how they transport nutrients across the seas.

and their textured skin reduces water friction. They are also very sensitive to electric fields. They come in all sizes: The dwarf shark fits in the palm of a hand while whale sharks are up to 12 ...

Two Russian divers were reported missing off a popular resort in Batangas province in February. The following day, news reports said they were found dead and were attacked by sharks. Later, autopsy ...

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The study authors also found that shed whale skin serves as a food source for some birds and fish, but the scale of this nutrient contribution needs further research.

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people think of plants as the lungs of the planet, taking in carbon dioxide, and ...

The 15-metre (49ft) long whale was first spotted off the coast of ... than its weight in gold but this is no longer the case. Its skin is dark or brownish grey, with white markings around the ...

Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale nuzzles up to its mother. Then, a cloud of dark yellow urine gushes into the water ...

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 ...

Researchers also ventured out in small boats and used crossbows fitted with darts to collect whale skin samples to confirm changes in their diets in years when prey was plentiful or scarce. “We can ...