Islands of giant monsters aren’t just in the movies. In real life, certain species grow to incredible size on islands. Why do they grow, and what does it mean for other species survival? We’ll explore ...

It is an old-standing theory in evolutionary ecology: animal species on islands have the tendency to become either giants or dwarfs in comparison to mainland relatives. Since its formulation in the ...

Why are the "little people" of Flores so little? Were their ancestors originally much bigger and diminished in size over many generations due to competition for limited resources and other factors? If ...

The most unusual plant on the island grows to be taller than an adult human. Is something supernatural at play here, or is it a result of a particular mixture of natural conditions? Sakhalin’s nature ...

The need to have big-mouthed babies drove the evolution of giant tiger snakes on Australian islands, new research shows. The findings offer a new dimension to the study of island gigantism and ...

Size matters A new study throws light on why tortoises and turtles come in such a wide range of sizes. Associate Professor Michael Alfaro of theUniversity of California, Los Angeles and colleagues, ...

Professor Dennis Kelly of Orange Coast College in California has been taking students to Rabbit Island for years to demonstrate things most collegians only read about in textbooks -- island gigantism ...