Ask me what the world’s heaviest building is, however, and suddenly my mind is swimming. I’m reaching for the ropes, thinking about things like the density of marble. That single trivia ...

The African bush elephant is one of the heaviest land animals with adult male weighing up to 11 tonnes, and adult females can weigh up to 5.4 tonnes ...

The world’s largest land vehicle is a huge excavator that's taller than the Statue of Liberty and heavier than the Eiffel Tower. Bagger 288, built by the German company Krupp for the energy and ...

The Goliath birdeater spider, native to South America's rainforests, is the biggest spider in the world, with a leg span reaching up to 12 inches (31 cm). The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, ...