Pop culture mania aside, this all may lead you to wonder, are mermaids real or not? Ahead, find out if mermaids solely dwell in the land of myths or if any evidence indicates that mermaids exist.

She covers human interest, health, crime and politics for PEOPLE. A group of real-life mermaids was practicing life-saving rescue drills in open water near Catalina Island, California, when they ...

Mermaids, sirens of the sea with breasts and fishtails, are creatures of folklore and myth, and may not be a typical sight on a bank holiday. But earlier this month, while landlubbers celebrated ...

For centuries, tales of mermaids have bewitched sailors stuck at sea - but now the myth and the magic have become reality. Visitors to Sea Life Hunstanton in Norfolk were greeted by the "real ...