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 ...

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 ...

Encounters with the giant oarfish—the world's largest bony fish—may have inspired sailors to tell tales about fantastical sea serpents. London Natural History Museum Mermaids, sea serpents, manatees ...

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 ...

HANALEI — Do you believe in mermaids? Next time you go to the beach, look around — you may be up for a big surprise. Years ago, Britany Holmgren doubted mermaids exist, but that wasn’t the case with ...

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 ...

The Sims 4, over ten years into its lifespan, is chock-full of occult creatures. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, mermaids, and more have been added to the game through various expansions and game packs ...

Last year, when the pandemic forced people to retreat into their homes, Alyssa Maloof found her photo studio empty. So Maloof, who has a deep interest in fine art, decided to turn her studio into a ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – You won’t have to visit a land far far away to see fantastical beasts this summer, giant living sculptures will be making their larger-than-life debut at the San Antonio Botanical Garden ...

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 ...

Rhianna Pratchett grew up being told fantastical stories by her father, the late fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, and being taken to sci-fi and fantasy conventions around the world. So it is ...