In 2022, temple authorities from Okayama, Japan permitted scientists to examine a mermaid mummy in their custody. Hiroshi Kinoshita found the mummy inside a box at a temple in Okayama Prefecture ...

Scientists were baffled by the discovery of a mummified ‘mermaid’ that was allegedly uncovered from the waters of the Pacific ...

KURASHIKI, Okayama Prefecture—A “mermaid mummy” kept at a temple has been an object of worship, the stuff of nightmares and a source of mystery for hundreds of years. Now, for the first time ...

KURASHIKI, Okayama Prefecture—Researchers using high-tech equipment have reached a conclusion concerning a mysterious and creepy “mermaid mummy” long kept at a temple here: It is mostly fake.

Maisey soon also delighted in becoming a ‘real-life’ mermaid, splashing around with her mum in the shallows after being ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. “My mummy’s a mermaid!” she shrieked in delight. Having donned a mask and snorkel, along with a specially-made monofin and mermaid skin ...