The enchanting beasts of myth and folkloreFrom the fire-breathing dragons of Europe to the shape-shifting kitsune of Japan, ...

Natalie Lawrence uncovers fascinating other-worldly natural history, creatures that embody our anxieties and our irrational ...

Half-human, half-fish people known as merfolk (or, more commonly, mermaids) are fascinating mythical creatures that live in ...

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

A brand new set of stamps are to be issued featuring illustrations of weird and wonderful creatures. The eight stamps show ...

Mythology, legends, fantasy and science fiction all include shapeshifters — humans or other creatures able to access (“shift” ...

They are not often seen by humans as they are so tiny and generally live in leaf litter or under rocks. Named after the mythical Harry Potter creature that sucks out human souls, the Dementor wasp ...

We've all heard of Bigfoot - also known as Sasquatch - the humanoid bipedal creature ... you may have heard of some of the other mythical creatures that are occasionally said to haunt certain ...

The eight stamps feature mystical creatures and figures from UK folklore Royal Mail has unveiled a set of stamps featuring mythical creatures ... seal skins to take human form.