The idea of monsters out there in international waters — and sometimes swimming right up to the shore — figures in so many cultures it would appear to be primal.

To understand climate change, young adults have turned to books on origin stories, myths and legends of indigenous ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

There's no better representation of human culture than a much-loved book, and it's not just the words on the pages that represent humans' striving for understanding and meaning. Every bit of paper ...