Imagine wandering through the blazing, sun-baked stretches of the American Southwest, where life seems impossible, yet the ...

The Wendigo of Native American lore, the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, the Kraken said to terrorize the ocean — discover these and more of the most riveting mythical creatures.

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

What if I told you some of Earth’s most ancient creatures never went extinct? While dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago, some species have defied mass extinctions, ice ages, and shifting ...

Ancient sea monsters of Middle Eastern folklore (circa 8th-13th century). Vintage etching circa 19th century. A Roc is a giant bird that can pluck a ship right out of the ocean, Hand of Satan reaching ...

A team of scientists found prehistoric animal footprints that indicate how creatures behaved in Oregon as far back as 50 ...

"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one entomologist.

A CT scan of an ancient marine reptile that was entombed while pregnant has revealed a huge surprise — there were two fetuses inside her fossilized remains. "Twins! She has another baby," Judith ...

Earth was once ruled by giant reptiles. Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of tyrant lizards, crushed bones. Spinosaurus hunted in ...

Discovered in the sandy countryside near Oxyrhynchus, the document offers a rare glimpse into... Reading like the lyrics to a popular song or poem from modern times, two ancient Greek inscriptions in ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...