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 ...

Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues. He began his career in ...

Dinosaur fossils may not have inspired the mythological griffin, a new study has found, debunking a century-old theory. For many years, it was widely accepted that the griffin—a creature with the head ...

Scientists say they have debunked the theory that dinosaur fossils inspired the myth of the griffin. According to legends dating back as far as the 4th millennium BC, the griffin, or gryphon, was a ...

Shirdal is visible in many ancient cultures. From the ruins of the UNESCO-designated Persepolis to ancient Greek mythology, the legendary creature appears frequently. The question of what inspired the ...

(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) Explore the realms of imagination with mythical creatures-dragons, unicorns, and more-as they fuel our stories, legends, and dreams across cultures Explore the realms of ...

For centuries, scientists thought they knew where the griffin legend came from. A new study takes a closer look at the data and folklore's influence on science. A popular and widely-promoted claim ...