Giant-wave surfers from around the world couldn't walk away from the largest waves ever recorded.

All waves share certain characteristics. See inside giant waves and find out how they work with this interactive feature.

Ken Bradshaw rode the biggest wave ever surfed, an 85-footer, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii in 1998. NATURE spoke with Ken in December 2001.

View additional web and print resources for NATURE's "Condition Black."

Life at the Edge of the Sea is a film giving you a vivid portrait of life and death in the tide pools and bays along Canada's rugged Pacific coast.

Life at the Edge of the Sea is a film giving you a vivid portrait of life and death in the tide pools and bays along Canada's rugged Pacific coast.

Life at the Edge of the Sea is a film giving you a vivid portrait of life and death in the tide pools and bays along Canada's rugged Pacific coast.

Life at the Edge of the Sea is a film giving you a vivid portrait of life and death in the tide pools and bays along Canada's rugged Pacific coast.

Life at the Edge of the Sea is a film giving you a vivid portrait of life and death in the tide pools and bays along Canada's rugged Pacific coast.