Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

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As the Cleveland Museum of Art’s director of interpretation, Jennifer DePrizio often is tasked with working with curators and scholars on artifacts with the simple idea of establishing how, say, ...

In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now, researchers in Australia think they may have found evidence of this behaviour being described in ...

A new Google Arts & Culture app update is now available that lets you view ancient dinosaurs, sea monsters, and other creatures including artists’ artifacts from the comfort of your home via AR. This ...

A digital reconstruction of a humpback whale trap feeding, a behavior with striking similarities to the feeding habits of the "hafgufa" described in medieval Norse texts. John McCarthy, Flinders ...