Gigantism occurs in children before puberty, causing them to be very tall and large. Acromegaly happens during adulthood, causing enlarged hands, feet, and facial features. Both conditions can ...

Gigantism is a condition involving an overproduction of growth hormone (GH) before the age of puberty. Children and adolescents with this condition are atypically tall compared with children of ...

How did these magnificent marine mammals get so big? A new study explored the genetic underpinnings of gigantism in whales, identifying four genes that appear to have played crucial roles.

This is one of the reasons why islands, especially, tend to tip a species towards gigantism. When an animal, like a rabbit or a rat, is being preyed on, it’s more to its advantage to shrink ...

To the Editor: I read with great interest the paper by Sotos et al., entitled "Cerebral Gigantism in Childhood," which appeared in the July 16 issue of the Journal. For the past year I have been ...

In the deepest, darkest (and for many people scariest) parts of the ocean, you’ll find an incredible array of creatures that are weird, wonderful, and wildly large. Why do some deep-sea ...