She’s living a life of porpoise. Nikky Wegloop, 19, loves the water — and has turned her passion into a profession as a mermaid and qualified scuba diver. Wegloop, who lives in Mijas Costa, Spain, ...

Mermaid Elle — a.k.a. Elle Jimenez — opens up to PEOPLE about what it really takes to be a real-life mermaid Jimenez says that working as a mermaid for 10 years has been physically draining on her ...

While it may be hard to find concrete evidence proving the existence of some of our favourite fantastical creatures like fairies or mermaids, a lot of our contemporary mythological figures come from ...

The Weeki Wachee Mermaids are known all over the world and for a limited time they are back at the Audubon Aquarium. Brenda Walkenhorst talks about the great show, and the opportunity for kids to meet ...

Once a niche, the magical world of mermaiding is making waves and becoming a fast-growing profession and lifestyle.

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 ...