Swollen to ten times their normal size and weighing more than an average man, these giant pumpkins would not look out of place in a science fiction film. picked by topofall 4 months ago

The largest giant squid ever caught in Australian waters has been dissected, revealing several hearts and chainsaw-like teeth. [Video]
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picked by bingo 1 month ago

A giant, smiling Lego man was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Ling Ling, the male giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, died of chronic heart failure early Wednesday at age 22 years and seven months, equivalent to about 70 human years. picked by punthe 4 months ago

Not only is California dealing with UFO invasions they're now having to deal with Giant Squids!

Like something out of a Jules Verne fantasy, giant squid have invaded the coast of Northern California. Scientists are baffled, fisherman are frustrated, no one knows the ultimate impact on our ecosystem. Now, who wants calamari? picked by doggylives 5 months ago

Theorists have what they think is a good handle on how rocky planets like Earth form. Leftovers of star formation collide, stick together and eventually form a ball of rock. However, the formation of gas giant planets is more mysterious. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea.

Fossils suggest that, about 125,000 years ago, the species Tridacna costata accounted for more than 80% of the area's giant clams. picked by AutumnLotus 5 days ago

It's one of the world's largest flowers, it stinks of rotting meat or rancid cheese and looks very much like a giant penis. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

A giant imaging machine buried in ice at the South Pole could one day create pictures of the Earth’s core. According to a new calculation, the instrument – dubbed IceCube – could produce a picture of the Earth's dense iron core, silhouetted against the lighter rocky mantle. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A giant squid has been found off Portland in Victoria's south-west.

The six-metre long, 230-kilogram squid was still alive when it was netted by commercial fishermen last night. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Texas Tech University used computer programs originally designed for aircraft to analyze the probable flight characteristics of Argentavis magnificens, a giant bird that lived in South America 6 million years ago. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

AN ANGUS couple are recovering from shock after a giant ice cube plummeted from the sky at hundreds of miles an hour and smashed into their roof. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

How cool is a Giant Walk-In Colon???

I'm just sayin' picked by moe 5 months ago

A giant outline of Homer Simpson brandishing a doughnut was enough to make even pagans go "D'oh". picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago

A woman threw herself into battle with a giant snake after it tried to strangle her pet dog to death. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months 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 8 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 9 months ago

A giant fork sculpture, created in 1995 by Swiss artists Jean-Pierre Zaugg and Georges Favre, is pictured on the shores of Lake Leman in front of the Alimentarium, the Food Museum, in Vevey June 4, 2008. picked by bevissimo 3 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 1 year ago

Girl goes flying in giant human sling shot at millionaire's home in Utah. Looks like fun but I'm not so sure I would be too eager to try it myself. picked by shredtone 2 years ago