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 ...

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.

Meet the creatures that really are part of your world. Disney’s 1989 retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale The Little Mermaid brought a host of iconic characters into our lives. With the ...

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.

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week’s Zandile Ndhlovu, known as The Black Mermaid, stars in "Monster Hammerheads: Species X," an episode highlighting the importance of shark conservation and marine ...