Discover the truth behind seven mysterious creatures once thought to be cryptids but turned out to be very real animals. From ...

The natural world is full of wonders that often seem to defy belief. Some creatures are so extraordinary, they look as if ...

While unicorns are often seen as pure fantasy, their origins may be tangled in real-world biology and mistaken identity. In the Middle Ages, narwhal tusks were sold as unicorn horns across Europe.

Some people are so fascinated with mythical creatures that they create their own, either working from pure fantasy or by modifying real animals. In a newly published study, we show that in ...

Bryan Huerta-Beltrán, CC BY-ND From the Loch Ness monster to Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, to the jackalope of the U.S. West, mythical animals have long captured human imagination.