Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

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Across the world, humans have told stories of creatures so strange and powerful they blur the line between myth and reality.

As the Cleveland Museum of Art’s director of interpretation, Jennifer DePrizio often is tasked with working with curators and scholars on artifacts with the simple idea of establishing how, say, ...

A new Google Arts & Culture app update is now available that lets you view ancient dinosaurs, sea monsters, and other creatures including artists’ artifacts from the comfort of your home via AR. This ...

Willard says that "Sea Monsters Unearthed," open now through mid-January, focuses on fossils found from Andora. One of the ...

Some of the largest beasts in the ancient seas had black skin or scales, new research finds. Ancient leatherback turtles, toothy predators called mosasaurs and dolphinlike reptiles called ichthyosaurs ...