The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?

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

Organised to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Orpheus mosaic at Barton Farm in Cirencester, the event will ...

The human obsession with frightening creatures has given rise to ancient tales of dragons and werewolves, as well as to the ...

Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have lesions that looked suspiciously like bite ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and art-science-climate organisation Invisible Dust are thrilled to unveil the final public artwork ...

From HBO’s series House of the Dragon to Rebecca Yarros’s Empyrean book series, dragons continue to fascinate. Yarros’s ...

"Dark Winds" director Erica Tremblay was inspired by David Lynch and anime to depict Joe Leaphorn's hallucinations and ...

That all sprang from the flick's first scene materialising in Scharfman's imagination, then from the filmmaker's deep dive into the mythology surrounding the fabled one-horned animals — and realising ...

Now speculation is rife over the animal’s true identity, with some claiming this must be a legendary creature - either a “chupacabra” or a “skin-walker”. Janay said: “I first saw it ...

The 2025 festival will feature a rainforest theme, with sections for mythical creatures and more traditional Chinese lanterns. The 2025 Grand Rapids Lantern Festival takes place 7:30-11:30 p.m ...