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For too long, Humpback whales' urinary contributions to the ocean have been overlooked. Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale ...

U.S. National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Whale and Dolphin Conservation DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-56123-2 ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.