Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the ...

“At this stage, the future site of Robina was still untouched — a wilderness of lagoons, paper barks and casuarinas and home of the mythical ... The creature had shaggy black hair and was ...

While many mythical creatures seem purely imaginative, numerous legendary beings have roots in actual animals that our ancestors encountered. From misinterpreted fossils to exaggerated traveler tales, ...

Numerous individuals have reported sightings of enigmatic black cat-like creatures, which some blame for the disappearance of livestock and disturbances to rubbish bins in local villages.

Whether inspired by Latin, French, or folklore, these Harry Potter characters all have names that hint at their nature, backstories, or fate.

Columbus would have been familiar with the myth of a mermaid, a sea creature with the upper body of a beautiful woman and the lower body of a fish. However, he would never have seen nor heard of ...

The name Dagon seems one r short of forming the mythical creature of a dragon, but don’t let the lack of the letter r fool you. This fish god from Assyria, worshipped also by the Philistines and ...

A creature broke the surface and rose up a few feet out of the water, then quickly submerged into the dark depths of Loch Ness. 'Luckily I was already recording. It all happened so fast ...

Researchers from James Cook University said the new findings mark "a significant step forward", offering hope for improved conservation of these "elusive, near-mythical creatures". Lead author ...