The head and torso of the mummy, which likely belonged to a small monkey. A centuries-old mummified "mermaid" that scientists recently revealed to be a gruesome doll of animal parts is even weirder ...

One of nature’s most enduring mysteries, the “Fiji mermaid,” has baffled and disgusted those who’ve encountered it for over a century Now, scientists may be close to solving some of its greatest ...

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 ...