This sea monster sank ships off Constantinople for 50 years—was it an orca?

The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

It’s Emma Stone’s planet now as the alien comedy ‘Bugonia’ proves

Director Yorgos Lanthimos and Stone follow 'The Favourite' and 'Poor Things' with a nasty-fun conspiracy movie that also ...

The Arctic in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein reveals more about empire than about monsters

Del Toro’s film presents the Arctic of the 1800s as a barren wasteland, which overlooks the existence of Indigenous peoples ...

Meet 3 ‘Stowaway Species’ Accidentally Brought To The New World By Christopher Columbus In The 15th Century

Humans weren’t the only life forms that made the passage from Europe to America on Columbus’ maiden voyages. Here are a few ...