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

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

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

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

Toothed whales have teeth instead of the keratinous baleen that blue whales and others use to feed on tiny animals, such as ...

krill, birds, and fish. Most leopard seals remain in the pack ice year-round and remain solitary for most of their lives, except for a mother and her newborn cub. The only bird on our list of mighty ...

And these declining shark populations are bad for ecosystems, as these apex predators keep food webs in balance. Sharks help to keep fish populations healthy by weeding out sick and weak animals ...

Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy wants more from goalies Adin Hill and Ilya Samsonov as Vegas' winless streak hit four games Monday against the St. Louis Blues. "We need better play out of ...

It took a few updates, but Predator: Hunting Grounds has become a notable asymmetrical multiplayer game with a refreshing and cohesive take on the sci-fi universe. It's hardly controversial to say ...