The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...

The origins of this whale of a tale date back to an article first published in the late 1800s by a Canadian newspaper.

Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

A blue whale photographed in September 2010.NOAA The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change and overfishing.

WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...

British Antarctic Survey scientists on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich ...