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 ...

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 ...

Pop open your favorite fairy tale book from when you were a kid, and you're sure to find a story about mermaids, mythical half-human, half-fish beings that dwell in the depths of the ocean. Some ...

A report that scientists have begun tests on a 300-year-old "mermaid mummy" to identify its origins, has stimulated an interest in the existence of mermaids in Japanese folklore. Tales of mermaids and ...

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. In fact, Dr. Daniel Compora, PhD, a professor in the Department of ...

Mermaids: Myth or Marvel? For centuries, these captivating beings have swum through our imaginations, but what if the legends hold a flicker of truth? This video plunges into alleged mermaid sightings ...

As a kid, Sacha Coward used to sneak downstairs and watch The Little Mermaid every day before school. He was too young to understand its appeal. As an adult, he’d learn that the original fairytale was ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Contrary to what the Disney movie would have you believe, mermaids are more often associated with bad ...