So many NBA players have been labeled as unicorns that the title no longer has any meaning. So let's redefine the term and find a new collection of mythic NBA creatures. Unicorn has become an ...

Painting of a griffin, a lion-raptor chimaera, alongside the fossils of Protoceratops, a horned dinosaur. The latter are said to have informed the lore and appearance of the former, but our study ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The theory suggests that fossils of Protoceratops – a species of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since we started telling stories, mythical creatures have fascinated and terrified humans with their ...

Animals of mythology are often combinations of the features of real creatures. A griffin has the body and tail of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle. A mermaid has the tail of a fish, and the ...