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, ...

What an apocalyptic French novel about a migrant invasion reveals about the worldview of nationalist conservatives ...

A family enlist the detectives to gather evidence to discredit a religious cult, who have indoctrinated their son and ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

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We’re sorry to report the passing of Belgian comic artist Frank Pé, aged just 69, a creator among the most widely recognised authors of contemporary Franco-Belgian comics. Initially working for the ...

From The Magician's Nephew to The Last Battle, this is every Chronicles of Narnia book ranked by how much we want to see it ...

Epic reads, librarian-approved.

Long hailed as the largest tank clash in history, Prokhorovka was said to pit over 1,200 armored beasts in a single day of chaos. But new evidence paints a very different picture. From exaggerated ...

Troll 2 is the latest movie to feature one of the most fascinating monsters from Norse mythology or the legends of Nordic ...

The degree of detail to which we have mapped our planet's underwater realms leaves plenty of room for surprises. And through the ages, many—including scientists—have looked for them. The Kraken, ...

Full-blooded shows that offer some of the coming-of-age drama of Percy, and that share the show's ties to myth, legend, and ...