The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

A digital reconstruction of a humpback whale trap feeding, a behavior with striking similarities to the feeding habits of the "hafgufa" described in medieval Norse texts. John McCarthy, Flinders ...

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Meet Ruby Gillman. She is 16 years old, attends Oceanside High, and she just wants to fit in. That’s tough when you live near the ocean and your mom only has one rule: No going in the water. Ruby ...

The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM) invites the community to explore a world of fantasy with their new exhibit, "Giants, Dragons and Unicorns: The World of Mythic Creatures." Stories of ...

If there’s one thing you learn from watching a lot of television, it’s that tiny British towns—often on the coast—are a treasure trove of horror. These tiny little hamlets and their many, many secrets ...

There’s a whole lot of kraken wise cracks in this weekend’s big DreamWorks Animation release, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken. But that doesn’t mean you have to be a lover of kraken, or even mythical sea ...

If you elevate your gaze, Helsinki’s architecture contains surprising details. Mythical creatures, solemn figures and ...