Ancient mariners' tales of the terrifying Kraken, a colossal sea monster, have been scientifically linked to the elusive ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

The discovery In May 1925 provided fodder for the argument between creationists and evolutionary biologists, but what does ...

In novels like “Moby Dick” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” monsters exist to aggravate and impinge on human life. Science, folklore, and fiction have villainized deep sea creatures for centuries, ...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Chesapeake Bay gained a mystery. Multiple sitings of an unknown creature stirred concern and intrigue that a sea monster lurked in Maryland and Virginia’s waters ...

Machine generated contents note: Classical Antecedents -- The Earliest Medieval Maps with Sea Monsters: Beatus Mappaemundi -- "Let the Waters Bring Forth Abundantly": Sea Monsters in the Creation -- ...

The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was it? A sixth-century Byzantine mosaic depicts an amphibious monster—though ...