Some mythical creatures may have started with real animals that looked too strange to explain. This video explores three real-life species whose biology, behavior, or appearance likely inspired ...

The natural world is full of wonders that often seem to defy belief. Some creatures are so extraordinary, they look as if they’ve leaped right out of ancient myths and legends. From bizarre deep-sea ...

Journey to the West’s most well known character is arguably Sun Wukong, the monkey king who joins the monk on his pilgrimage to retrieve sacred buddhist texts in the Chinese novel. For English ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

Did you know cryptids (creatures that are believed to exist despite a lack of proof) might be living in Ohio? Folklore tells us Ohio has several scary creatures roaming across the state. On your ...

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 ...