Paleontologists in southwestern China have unearthed fossils of *Dinocephalosaurus orientalis*, a 240-million-year-old marine ...

The Wendigo of Native American lore, the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, the Kraken said to terrorize the ocean — discover these and ...

Visitors view a 10-meter-tall mechanical Kuiniu, a mythical creature from the ancient Chinese text The Classic of Mountains and Seas, housed inside the Kuiniu Celestial Street in Huaibei, Anhui ...

Black Myth’s mythical world is inhabited by creatures both big and small⁠. Known as Yaoguai, these monsters often take the shape of humanoid animals, talking, walking on two legs and fighting ...

Mark your calendars—Chinese New Year 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 29! While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol, deeply ...

The Hou is one mythical creature featured this year during the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival and sits just inside the entrance at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

From Ancient Greece to Onyx Storm: Our interest in dragons isn’t new but taming the mythical beasts is. In China, dragons are often symbols of state power and good fortune, depending on the ...