But beware Disney purposefully watered-down Andersen’s tale because mermaid stories—no matter their origin—are often gory and tragic. The "Watermeid" of Karoo, South Africa One of the oldest ...

What if someone told you mermaids were real? Forget the fish tails, we mean women capable of holding their breath for minutes on end as they dive under the sea many dozens of times a day.

Get ready to meet a band of feisty grandmother warriors often called real life mermaids. On South Korea’s Jeju Island a group of women have been diving to the ocean floor without oxygen tanks to ...

The mermaid has been a cinematic staple since the turn of the 20th Century, and continues to inspire reflections on gender, sexuality and movement. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ...

Wands and Wishes Mermaids dive beneath the surface of the Great Maya Reef at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. The mythical magic of mermaids comes to life for three weekends in November when ...

Ever since she was 6 years old, Shir Katzenell wanted to be a mermaid. It started when she saw the Disney film “The Little Mermaid.” She and her friends would swim in the pool pretending to be ...

With histories steeped in conflict, tragedy and intrigue, there are some seriously haunted hotels, castles and inns around ...

Transgender youth support charity Mermaids is under investigation by The Charity Commission over safeguarding concerns. The regulatory body for charities in England and Wales says it has received ...

Transgender youth support charity Mermaids is the subject of a statutory inquiry, the Charity Commission says. The regulatory body began investigating Mermaids in September, after reports about ...

Although today we may recognise creative taxidermy or artfully dried sea animals for the hoaxes they were, mermaids were once prized features of private cabinets of curiosity and carnival sideshows.

In one, a woman working at a bar as a mermaid performer winds up in a protracted feud with her former co-worker, a witch, as well as her husband, a cop, who bought the house next to hers and began ...