New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of tropical ecosystems and fish. UC Santa Cruz professors ...

The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for blue ... Whales ...

The ocean is home to the largest animals of all-time, the great whales, yet these oceanic giants remain some of the most poorly understood organisms on earth. What is life like at this extreme ...

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

Trace the 126-year journey of the blue whale from the sea to Museum. A blue whale skeleton weighing 4.5 tonnes is one of the first things visitors encounter when they enter the recently redeveloped ...

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 research shows that whales also move tons of ...

Timed to coincide with the installation of the skeleton of a young blue whale in the museum’s main entrance hall (replacing the iconic Diplodocus skeleton cast), the exhibition explains how ...