Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black kids are more likely to drown while swimming than their white counterparts. Will The Little Mermaid help bridge the gap?

Ariel Tucker was named after Ariel from The Little Mermaid, but the 26-year-old has spent most of her life scared of water, avoiding recreational interactions ever since a near-drowning incident at a ...

Mermaid Adventure Swim in North Myrtle Beach was founded by a mother-daughter duo from Indiana who seek to give local children the unique experience of being a mermaid, merman or shark. This is their ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – What’s it like to be a real-life mermaid? One at Blue Zoo in Baton Rouge said it’s peaceful under the ...

Mermaiding, the artistic swimming activity in which people wear mermaid fins and tails, is growing in popularity around the world. The activity has led to the formation of mermaid swim schools, groups ...

It’s 42 million views and counting for local swim instructor Tyler Reed, whose video teaching a two-year-old student to swim went viral. He teaches us the “mermaid mantra” he shares with all his ...

The mythical creatures have existed across the world and appeared in stories for hundreds of years. They are back in the forefront with Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” and ...