One enduring theory suggests that the aviator's remains were disposed of by coconut crabs on Nikumaroro.
It turns out that Saturn and the other gas giants are not the only planetary bodies in our solar system to have rings.
One expert has called into question the theory that the Loch Ness Monster is actually a type of giant eel.
Ostriches are today's largest birds, but in the past - even these giants would have seemed relatively miniature.
Experts have warned that giant rats could be invading people's homes and gardens within a matter of weeks.
Keen to avoid arrest, one inventive 18-year-old decided to cram his entire body inside a large stuffed toy.
An international group of scientists has identified a new species of giant isopod - and it's pretty big.
Experts have been attempting to determine what gave the unusual ocean-dwelling giant its distinct coloration.
An invasive species of giant snail has resulted in restrictions being placed on the area.
Scientists have discovered a tortoise belonging to a species thought to have died out 100 years ago.
A senior software engineer at Google believes that the search giant's LaMDA AI tool has become self-aware.
These giant 'scratches' on the surface of the Red Planet were captured on camera by ESA's Mars Express orbiter.
The sinkholes in China's Hubei province are so large that it's possible to find whole ecosystems inside them.
The automotive giant is working on developing a car capable of transitioning to a four-legged walking machine.
The enormous cephalopod was recently discovered washed up along the shoreline in Kommetjie.
New research has indicated that our ancestors lived alongside these gargantuan mammals until relatively recently.
As if one spider wasn't bad enough - imagine being set upon by 1,000 of them in a giant web...
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil of a giant winged reptile on Scotland's Isle of Skye.
There's a 500lb bear on the loose in California and it is doing more than just stealing picnic baskets.
In a world first, astronomers have had the opportunity to watch a red supergiant exploding in real time.