The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries ...

A Nigerian doctor with a passion for art broke a Guinness World Record with a 10,814.5-square-foot drawing celebrating the ...

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats ...

The world's largest known prime number has been discovered, but we can't show it because it's so large it would take up 21 standard-sized novels to turn into text. Called M136279841, it comes to ...

About 125 giant pumpkin contests are held each year, but the Half Moon Bay World Championship is referred to as "the Super Bowl" of pumpkin weigh-off competitions. Last year, Travis Gienger ...

As the slogan goes, nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger — especially if it's this brand-new flavor. In October, Ferrero, which acquired Butterfinger six years ago, announced its ...

Have you ever wondered what it's like to set sail on the world's largest cruise ship? In order to cross that item off your bucket list, you'll need to book a trip on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the ...

Sequencing hundreds of samples of material collected from the vast network of quaking aspen ( Populus tremuloides ), a team ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --A Chinese textile company assembled a team of more than 30 garment makers to break the Guinness World Record for the largest pair of jeans. The garment makers with Yixing Textile ...

Yet, for billions of people around the world, that remains a reality, with internet access still limited in many regions. And yes, that’s billions with a “b”, with estimates suggesting that ...

On a mountaintop in northern Chile, the world’s largest digital camera is preparing to power up. Its mission is simple yet ambitious — to photograph the entire night sky in extreme detail and ...