From the Loch Ness monster to Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, to the jackalope of the U.S. West, mythical animals have long captured human imagination. Some people are so fascinated with mythical ...

Have you ever imagined if creatures such as dragons, unicorns, or mermaids were actually a product of pure imagination? What if they originated from somewhere more real? Through the ages, human ...

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in the dirt and stories passed around the fire, and sometimes, those stories ...

A mysterious whale behavior that was only recently observed by scientists may explain seemingly fantastical historical accounts of sea monsters, according to a study. Researchers found evidence that ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Museum of Science and Industry’s new exhibition, ‘Giants, Dragons and Unicorns,’ pulls from fables and folklore to explain everything from creatures deep in the sea to fire-breathing ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Some people are so fascinated with mythical creatures that they create their own, ...