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How blue whales became Earth's largest creatures ever

How blue whales became Earth's largest creatures ever

Yes, even bigger than the dinosaurs.

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Humans have weirdly white eyes. Here's why.

Humans have weirdly white eyes. Here's why.

No other animals have eyes like ours.

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Seeing the light

Seeing the light

After being dismissed for much of the last century, the idea that all living tissue gives off a very weak for…

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Why do elephants have such big ears? There's not one answer.

Why do elephants have such big ears? There's not one answer.

The multi-use appendages are kind of like their superpower.

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Why we have two nostrils instead of one big hole

Why we have two nostrils instead of one big hole

Our nostrils share the workload like coworkers on rotation.

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Is fear contagious?

Is fear contagious?

Fear isn't just personal-it spreads through sight, smell, and even subconsciously.

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How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature-ever

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How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature—ever

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Sarah Philip Sun, June 14, 2026 at 11:46 AM UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant. Blue whales are the largest animals to ever exist, weighing up to 330,000 pounds and stretching over 100 feet in length, due to living in water and feeding on krill.
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Humans have weirdly white eyes. Here’s why.

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The white part of our eyes is known as the sclera. Sarah Philip Sun, May 31, 2026 at 12:11 PM UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue, green, amber: Someone’s eye color immediately attracts our attention. But there’s something unusual about human eyes: We have a large visible area of white that surrounds the iris. Most other mammals have entirely dark eyes with almost indistinguishable pupils. So why are we different?
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