A set of mysterious footprints appeared on the sand of Clearwater Beach in Tampa Bay, Florida. Many residents were convinced that a prehistoric monster had ... it was a giant sea turtle, crocodile ...

So, if Bill Manville and Gilbert Manter’s eyes had been deceiving them, and the footprints in the sand weren’t left by a sea monster, what exactly was happening on Nantucket that summer?

Big waves from hurricanes like Irene in 2011 or Superstorm Sandy last October or even nor’easters like one that ...

Now researchers have conducted the first detailed analysis of plesiosaur soft tissue, offering a more complete look at what these real-life sea monsters ... sifted through sand and vegetation ...