Mermaids have enchanted people for centuries, but the older legends behind them are far darker than their modern image suggests. In mythology and folklore, these mysterious beings of the deep were ...

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in the dirt and stories passed around the fire, and sometimes, those stories ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

A GIANT 62ft octopus likened to the mythical kraken that swallowed up ships actually roamed the seas in the dinosaur era, new research shows. The gargantuan sea monster was an apex predator when ...

According to Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies are seals who can become human by shedding their "sealskin" on land. Anyone ...

Mythical creatures are just that, mythical. In many cases, it is probably best for all concerned that they stay mythical.