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, ...

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Solomon David, an aquatic ecologist and assistant professor at Nicholls State University, inspired the online challenge Tuesday (July 31) after he spent a writing break drawing his creature of study, ...

PREHISTORIC wall paintings uncovered deep inside the Amazon rainforest depict animal-human hybrids and alien-like creatures. Instead of pointing to the existence of paranormal beings, researchers ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since we started telling stories, mythical creatures have fascinated and terrified humans with their ...

Spoilers for Netflix’s Bird Box movie follow. Major spoilers! While the monster, demon, spirit, or whatever it is which prompted people to immediately commit suicide in Bird Box was never explicitly ...

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