When we saw the memes scoring the size of a blue whale’s anus second to some of the year’s most reviled politicians, our first thought was that it was deliciously funny.Naturally, our next ...

To pump blood around their massive bodies, blue whales also have a massive heart that is 1.5 meters wide by 1.5 meters high (5 feet wide and 5 feet high), weighing around 1360 kilograms (~3000 pounds) ...

Blue whales, which measure up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and can weigh over 150 tons, ... Researchers have little idea what limits their enormous size. What is the pace of life at this scale, ...

It may be clear why rorqual whales are so large in general, but of these giants, why are blue whales so much larger than all the others? A blue whale can grow to more than 100 feet long and weigh ...

WASHINGTON – Using a bright orange electrocardiogram machine attached with suction cups to the body of a blue whale, scientists for the first time have measured the heart rate of the world’s … ...

The blue whale has long been considered the largest animal to have ever existed, even dwarfing the biggest known dinosaurs. But now a new species threatens to steal the crown, and upends what we ...

Blue whales, which measure up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and can weigh over 150 tons, ... Researchers have little idea what limits their enormous size. What is the pace of life at this scale, ...