The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

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

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

In the sea as on land, climate change is driving shifts in the abundance and distribution of species. Scientists are just ...

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

The Fairy or Little Blue Penguin, the smallest penguin species, stands at 13-17 inches and weighs just over 1 kg. These ...

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

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.

When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken both humans and marine animals. Acute ...