Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Of course, no discussion of mermaids can be made without ...

Mermaids – underwater creatures that are half fish and half human – do not exist except in people's imaginations. Scientists who study the ocean for the United States have investigated their possible ...

Mermaids have enchanted people for centuries, but the older legends behind them are far darker than their modern image suggests. In mythology and folklore, these mysterious beings of the deep were ...

Encounters with the giant oarfish—the world's largest bony fish—may have inspired sailors to tell tales about fantastical sea serpents. London Natural History Museum Mermaids, sea serpents, manatees ...

Mermaids and sea creatures of various kinds have existed in legends and myths from coastal areas all over the world. They are often, though not always, female, and their gender also performs an ...

In 1947, a small roadside attraction in the sleepy town of Weeki Wachee first discovered a spring that mermaids would call home. Since that day, the Weeki Wachee mermaids have become one of the most ...

When Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," she was confronted with racist backlash. The #NotMyAriel hashtag gained traction when her casting was first ...

Mermaids have somehow managed to become the ultimate fantasy contradiction: gorgeous enough to inspire poetry, terrifying enough to make sailors question every life choice they ever made. One minute ...