From dragons causing havoc to mermaids luring mariners, and everything in between, stories of mythical creatures prevail to this day. But where do they come from, really? Were such creatures real, or ...

As a Potterhead, there’s nothing you can teach me about mythical creatures, magic, and fantasy. But it turns out the many ...

Paleontologists in southwestern China have unearthed fossils of *Dinocephalosaurus orientalis*, a 240-million-year-old marine ...

As an immigrant and fire survivor, I reflect more deeply on the fragility of home, shifting identity, and the need to care ...

Those animals were added later; Harmon said in 2018 that there were no plans to expand the catalog of 73 creatures.

The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...

Nessie spotters are telling the truth and really do see humps in the loch, a jaw-dropping new study has revealed.

For generations, the skull in art and jewelry has been dominated by a single, powerful image: our own. The human skull, a ...

The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific research.

The actor-filmmaker, one of India’s most influential, turns 100 on July 9, moment for cineastes and others to celebrate the ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an unusual ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa.