A 2.8ft rabbit who munches his way through £60 worth of food every week is bouncing his way into the record books.

Benny the Flemish Giant is vying for the title of world's longest rabbit, currently held at 2.6ft (81.5cm), by Amy, a Continental Giant who died in May. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Parts of a giant, exquisitely-carved marble sculpture depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius have been found at an archaeological site in Turkey. picked by topofall 1 year ago

Concealed beneath Lake Kivu is a deadly mixture of methane gas and carbon dioxide that could trigger a fiery disaster if there is volcanic activity. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Creator of a giant ice sculpture takes it one tap too far. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

New images show the "last meal" of a giant cannibal galaxy as it gobbles down a smaller spiral galaxy, which has been twisted and warped from being devoured.

The giant galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

This strange almost perfect 'ice circle' has appeared on a frozen lake in Siberia.

While scientists have ruled out UFO involvement, they are puzzled as to how the mysterious, 2.5mile-wide geological phenomenon has formed in Lake Baikal. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

It would take one very large fig leaf to restore modesty to Milan's main park after the installation of a 70-foot floating sculpture of a naked man. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Ready to have your gray matter softly stroked? Perhaps you should take a trip to BMW's recently opened museum in Munich, where a kinetic sculpture comprising 714 metallic balls suspended in air will soothe your weary mind. picked by johnnytitan 1 year ago

Head of the north! picked by topofall 8 months ago

Mystery today surrounded a giant Lego man which has washed up on a beach after apparently floating all the way from the Netherlands.

Check out the giant's translated site (from Dutch) here. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Al Gore can thank the Nobel Committee for honoring him with the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He can also thank Fairbanks businessman Craig Compeau for what could be the farthest-north likeness of the former vice president: A 5-ton ice sculpture of a “shivering” Gore, created during a recent spell of bitterly cold weather in Alaska and aimed at confronting global-warming theories. more he... read full post picked by suebe 10 months ago

The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Some time on Sunday morning, some pranksters gave the $120,000 sculpture an unexpected makeover. The surfer was dressed up in a bikini top, a skirt and a Lucha Libre wrestling mask. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A woman threw herself into battle with a giant snake after it tried to strangle her pet dog to death. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Related to Muppetmaker's Robotic Animal post, this giant little girl takes a shower from one of the elephants then takes a stroll from Horseguard's Parade, through St James' Park and then into Uncanny Valley.

A little more info here picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A giant sinkhole has been discovered just outside of Denver City, Texas.

According to Occidental Permian Ltd., at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27th, the sinkhole was discovered 2 miles northeast of Denver City, on Occidental property. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Giant trilobites have been discovered in a rock quarry in northern Portugal.

The finding, published in the journal Geology, adds a new chapter to the story of some of the most successful creatures that ever lived, and may even challenge current specimens for the largest the planet has ever seen. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Scientists in Australia announced on Friday they had found the jawbone of a giant wombat the size of a large car that lived 20,000-40,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago