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Whales Fertilize the Ocean with Pee | Science News

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Scientists are revealing how marine mammals secretly supercharge ocean ecosystems—through their pee, packed with nitrogen and nutrients that fuel life from plankton to fish. It’s nature’s own fertilizer drop, happening for ages but now understood as vital to the whole marine web. These gentle giants? They’re literally making it rain nutrients while swimming around. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.snexplores.org/article/scientists-say-mammal-definition-pronunciation More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/12cd3df0c723265e Report issues to [email protected].

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