The temporary Mermaid of Zennor statue is one of five dotted about the rail network.

When Halle Bailey was cast in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” some critics blasted the decision, proclaiming Princess Ariel could not possibly be Black. But one professor who studies ...

In recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Then, there’s the whole “finfluencer” trend, with mermaids and mermans like Grace Page and Merman Chris making a splash on social media.

Whales are one of the massive marine mammals that still prowl the oceans, but Belugas are in a class of their own. Imagine spending months at sea, weathering storms, and scorching sun, subsisting on ...

A medievalist and cultural historian from the University of Liverpool has uncovered the history of the "mermaids of Staithes", finding the legend of mermaids leaving a curse on an old English fishing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Ali Cook set out to make "The Pearl Comb," he never imagined the fantasy-tinged period short would end up among the year’s ...