Explore the real-life inspirations behind legendary creatures like mermaids, Kraken, Pouakai, dragons, unicorns, and Roc. These mythical beings may have roots in actual animals like manatees, giant ...

Fantasy writer Rhianna Pratchett takes us across an enchanted British Isles to discover mythical creatures that lurk in all corners of the land. She uncovers what they can tell us about our history, ...

A new exhibit at HistoryMiami in downtown Miami explores the origins of mythical creatures such as mermaids, sea monsters, unicorns and even local creatures of lore like the Skunk Ape and Chupacabra.

Rhianna Pratchett, pictured with her late father Terry, says her fascination with the fantastical began in childhood Rhianna Pratchett grew up being told fantastical stories by her father, the late ...

These creatures are but a few examples of the myriad mythical creatures that are said to inhabit the world's oceans. The mermaid's lore stretches far beyond the European tales of sirens luring sailors ...

MERMAIDS are mythical creatures that often have the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish. Over the years, they have been highlighted in various TV shows and ...

Seven continents have produced a wide range of fascinating tales derived mostly from the imagination and the need to explain the unexplainable. The third traveling exhibition in a collaboration ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-It's a pretty typical Thursday morning at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center: kids learning how to swim, triathletes logging laps, grandmothers bopping through water aerobics. Well, ...

Often referred to in the sailor folklore, were even reported by Christopher Columbus, who claimed to have seen three with masculine faces. These creatures, however, were manatees and their close ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Amid the myriad legitimate questions to ask about the new “Mythic Creatures” exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, one stands out: In what ...

Dragons terrorize Westeros on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and can be transformed into lovable pets on “How to Train Your Dragon.” But the legend of the beast dates back tens of thousands of years. In a ...