The Kraken was not a myth after all: Scientists reveal the real sea monster behind the legend

Ancient mariners' tales of the terrifying Kraken, a colossal sea monster, have been scientifically linked to the elusive giant squid, Architeuthis dux. Once feared as a ship-destroying beast, modern ...
The Harvard Crimson

“Sea Monsters” Exhibit Blurs Border Between Monster and Human

In novels like “Moby Dick” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” monsters exist to aggravate and impinge on human life. Science, folklore, and fiction have villainized deep sea creatures for centuries, ...
The Press Democrat

How a Santa Cruz ‘sea monster’ spawned a century of myth, mystery and scientific discovery

The discovery In May 1925 provided fodder for the argument between creationists and evolutionary biologists, but what does ...
WFSB

Elusive ‘sea monster’ returns to Quassy after 40 years

MIDDLEBURY, CT (WFSB) - A carousel figurine that was stolen from Quassy Amusement Park about 40 years ago has been returned. The park said the sea monster, also known as a hippocampus by carousel ...
WTNH

Stolen Quassy sea monster carousel figurine recovered 40 years later

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — After nearly 40 years since the disappearance of the Lake Quassapaug sea monster carousel figurine, the theme park is happy to have it back! The sea monster, Hiccocampus, ...
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Ancient Giants Hit the Road: Smithsonian’s “Sea Monsters Unearthed” Traveling Exhibition Begins National Tour

A fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton excavated from Angola’s costal cliffs. Credit Hillsman S. Jackson, Southern Methodist University. The story of prehistoric ocean life that emerged in the ...
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How the Kraken became the most feared sea monster in history

The legendary Kraken has terrified sailors for centuries, appearing in myths as a colossal sea monster. Its story blends ...
The Boston Globe

Science and myth meet in ‘Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination,’ at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

CAMBRIDGE — Monstrous is a relative term. No monster’s quite so monstrous, let alone scary, as the ones produced by the human imagination. That’s especially the case when large bodies of water are ...
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Sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps / Chet Van Duzer

Machine generated contents note: Classical Antecedents -- The Earliest Medieval Maps with Sea Monsters: Beatus Mappaemundi -- "Let the Waters Bring Forth Abundantly": Sea Monsters in the Creation -- ...