When the animal kingdom met the artistic imagination, the result was a whole zoo full of fantastical creatures from dragons to unicorns, phoenixes to sphinxes. These strange mythological beasts haven ...

From keyrings and clothing to rainbow-coloured candies, unicorns seem to pop up everywhere in daily life. Although the mythical creature has been part of the human imagination for thousands of years, ...

Think cats are only famous for Instagram selfies and lounging on keyboards? Well, think again. Humans have been fascinated by them for thousands of years, and the reasons are far more interesting than ...

The San people in South Africa painted animals that related to their cultural beliefs, but were most likely inspired by fossils discovered in the area. Rock art found in South Africa, and painted two ...

The earliest ever depiction of a hunting scene has been discovered in a cave in Indonesia. The rock art, which shows human-like figures hunting buffalo and pigs, has been dated to around 44,000 years ...

If you didn’t already know, there’s a department store for monsters and mythical creatures in Columbia, Maryland. The new 140-foot mural greets visitors at the DoodleHATCH Department Store for ...

Artists take inspiration from many sources. For the San people of South Africa, the spark that inspired some of their rock paintings may have come from fossils of creatures that went extinct more than ...

The only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac, the dragon has long been associated with prosperity and imperial power Catherine Duncan - Staff Contributor Long before it was imbued with symbolic ...