Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the cling of skin-tight silicone, but the reward is becoming an ‘ocean ambassador’ – and a bit more colour in the world ...

On a crisp February day, a small party walks on the frozen-over Lake Weissensee in the Austrian Alps. The crunch of the ice under their cleats intermingles with their voices—the sounds of anticipation ...

As a certified free diver and scuba diver, I thought mermaiding was performative and girly. But I kept seeing people getting into it on social media, and my interest was piqued. I decided to take a ...