Attention all wannabe sea creatures: you can buy a mermaid tail on the internet now, and it's nothing like the little kid costumes you're picturing in your head. No, no, these babies are authentic.

From fantasy photoshoots in the Maldives, to kelp forest "strolls" along California's Catalina Island and Taiwan's luxe hotel swims, swimming in a tail is different wherever you do it.

Back in the day, I mostly associated swimming pools with playing Marco Polo, doing handstands, and, most importantly, pretending to be a mermaid. Nowadays, I mostly associate them with lap swim, which ...

It is summertime and you're at the pool with your family. You can't be more than ten, maybe eleven years old. You've always felt most at home in the water, to a point where you wonder if it's normal.

For those who think mermaids are lost to centuries-old sailors' tales, think again. Thanks to Eric Ducharme, mermaids are no longer a myth, and anyone can get their one-of-a-kind tail. Ducharme’s love ...

AUSTIN — A shimmering, blue and purple tail can sometimes be spotted rippling in bodies of water in and around Austin. That’s Mermaid Luna Belle. But out of the water, her name is Hope McAlister, 25, ...