I was fortunate to grow up within visiting distance of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. One item stands out in my memories from periodic visits: the blue whale. Not a live one, of course; it's a museum, not an aquarium. Even as an inert model, the blue whale was striking to little-boy-me--which is saying something since it shares a home with numerous dinosaur skeletons. Of course, that cohabitation only helps to underline just how much bigger blue whales are than even the biggest dinosaurs or … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Don’t It Make My Blue Whale Big