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

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(NEXSTAR) – A cruise passenger attempting to disembark at a port in Sicily fell into the Ionian Sea on Friday after the ship ...

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As a reddish dawn broke over the tiny, coral-rich Greek archipelago of Fournoi, Manolis Mytikas's wooden fishing boat slowly ...

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The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of one of his crew at a U.K. court hearing on Friday.

About 20,000 years ago, when Europe was frozen in the final chill of the Ice Age, mysterious giants periodically washed up on the Atlantic shores of modern northern Spain and southwestern France.