That’s why sea monsters were created! Ancient cultures invented mythological sea monsters in an effort to explain some of the mysterious events occurring in and around these vast bodies of water.

Sea monsters have a prominent role in myths and legends of most ... We knew it was real and not a mythical beast from people's imaginations, but we're still really just getting to know them.' Found in ...

"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one entomologist.

Now researchers argue the mighty hafgufa, and similar sea monsters described by the ancients, were not mythical creatures but rather whales engaged in a behavior that was only recently documented ...

Diving into sea monsters and our fascination with the oceans ... history of science, comparative mythology and evolutionary biology, amongst others. MB: Are you hopeful that as people learn ...

But long before there was a Christian devil, God had a first worst enemy: the great mythical sea monster, best known by the name Leviathan. The cosmic showdown of god versus sea monster has roots deep ...