The 2,551-pound Atlantic Giant took first prize at the 2024 River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival weigh-off in Altoona on Sept. 28.

Slow-cooked in a salt crust, this Atlantic salmon stays juicy and rich in flavor. The fire brings out a smoky aroma, making every bite unforgettable. Mexico's Sheinbaum blasts Trump admin's move ...

That’s how the three giant salmon carp found in the Mekong River and a tributary in Cambodia between 2020 and 2023 came to the attention of researchers. “I was really surprised and excited to ...

Aaptosyax grypus, or the giant salmon carp, could reach more than 60 pounds and was identifiable from its “s-bend”-shaped jaws and fatty eyelid, according to a study published Oct. 7 in the ...

Had the Mekong giant salmon carp gone extinct, it would have been the first of the river’s dozen-plus species of megafish — those that weigh over 66 pounds — to succumb to that fate.

Though not as big as his record-setting pumpkin, the other two were also massive, at 2,048 and 1,977 pounds. Any time a pumpkin grows this large, it's almost certainly an Atlantic Giant.