Sarah Philip on Muck Rack

Sarah Philip

London
As seen in: MSN, Yahoo Life, Yahoo News Malaysia, National Geographic, Yahoo Finance UK, New Scientist, Flipboard, Popular Science, Men's Health, Yahoo and
Freelance writer

Get in touch with Sarah

Contact Sarah, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Articles

How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature-ever

|
By Sarah Philip
| MSN Verified
; ; ; ; Continue reading More for You ; ; Continue reading More for You
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (689) Issue with article?

How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature—ever Original

|
By Sarah Philip
| Popular Science Verified
Just a blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant. Image: eco2drew / Getty Images Think of the largest elephant you can. Now multiply that by 30. That’s the size of a blue whale, the largest animal to exist, ever. The ocean-going mammals weigh up to 330,000 pounds and can stretch over 100 feet, the length of a Boeing 737. Even the biggest dinosaur only weighed something like 75 tons, less than half the weight of a blue whale.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (3) Issue with article?

Humans have weirdly white eyes. Here’s why. Original

|
By Sarah Philip
| Popular Science Verified
The white part of our eyes is known as the sclera. Image: Shutterstock 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? What is the white part of our eyes actually for?
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (4) Issue with article?
See all 132 licensed articles (138 Total)
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified