According to at least two ancient and medieval scholars, Alexander the Great encountered sea monsters during his campaigns.

The deep sea is full of surprises, hiding creatures that look like they belong in a sci-fi movie rather than our oceans.

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in ...

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

A "very odd" sea creature fossil from Vancouver Island has been officially identified as a new species, Traskasaura sandrae.

As a kid, I was obsessed with Greek mythology. Clash of the Titans was one of my all-time favorites, filled with epic adventures, ferocious beasts like the Minotaur and Cerberus, the guardian of the ...

When the Greek poet Homer wrote of the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis living off the coast of Sicily, he had no way of knowing that Charybdis, who often takes the form of a whirlpool pulling ...

Beaches come in hues other than gold and white. Add a jolt of color to your coastal vacation at these shorelines with vibrant ...

The sacred water world of the ancient Greeks The Greeks had several water gods that reigned over the oceans, seas, rivers and ...

Just over an hour from Athens, this Saronic Island idyll offers all the charm of its Cycladic cousins with fewer visitors, says Rebecca Hall ...

Netflix’s newest dark comedy, Sirens, has left viewers hypnotized with its summery and somewhat cultish vibes. The series, ...

She appeared in magazines like Playboy and sci-fi films in the 1950s. Later, in Clint Eastwood’s “Sudden Impact,” she was a hostage until he uttered five famous words.