A group of children is on a field trip to Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville. They wander along the shore line, taking in the sights when a young man approaches. “I think I saw a mermaid over ...

Mermaids are usually the stuff of legends, but at the Newport-Mesa Family YMCA, a popular water aerobics class transforming area residents into mermaids and mermen on a daily basis is always happy to ...

While it would make a great fairytale ending for the spike in interest in swimming and pool-related products to be solely the result of the popularity of Disney’s aquatic princess, many think the ...

The fish-shaped woman propelled herself from end to end of the swimming pool with the help of a purple-tinted monofin. She paused mid-pool to flip head over tail. By land she's Jessica Benson, a ...

From the cover of "Soul of the Deep" by Natasha Bowen. (Courtesy) From the moment Disney released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," the internet has been ...

In recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Of course, no discussion of mermaids can be made without referencing the original “The Little Mermaid,” which Disney released in theaters ...

In recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Take, for example, Disney’s 2023 remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the 2023 Netflix documentary “MerPeople” and Fairgrounds St. Pete, an ...

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.