In the province of Antalya, a mountain has been burning with prominent flames for 2500 years, and has become a great tourist ...

Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.

The idea of U.S. scientists creating hybrid human-animal beings raises staggering ethical, legal, and scientific questions ...

Jean-Claude Silbermann joined André Breton’s acolytes at 18. Now 90, he’s showing paintings at Independent, the art fair, and says Surrealism is “an attitude toward the world.” ...

Spring has finally sprung and young readers can enjoy the season with their favorite series, including an illustrated chapter ...

Two new books on high tech and social media examine the toll of relentless shopping, engagement, and the tyranny of the “like” button.

What began as a set of playing cards evolved into tools of divination that continue to captivate modern generations, but our ...

Reference points from ancient myth and times of political idealism ... Keziah Greenwood draws on mythic creatures, particularly the chimera, to look at the experience of otherness in an ...