But the fungus lost when another tree was brought into the fray by botanist Michael Grant and his colleagues from the University of Colorado in Boulder. A taller tree is out there, somewhere, says Sillett. BIG science is calling. Larry O'Hanlon , a science writer based in California, is a regular contributor to Discovery Online . Discovery Online credits Steve Sillett scales the largest living coast redwood tree, known as the Del Norte Titan.
Tarsiers win the prize for the biggest eyes relative to size among mammals.
Giraffes are pegged as the tallest of mammals. Foul-smelling is one way to describe the South American hoatzin. Male komodo dragons are the world's biggest lizards. Beneath the show lies a nasty dose of poison in the puffer fish.