Researchers in Japan have begun tests on a 300 year-old “mermaid mummy” to try and trace it’s origin. The bizarre-looking object, which may have been produced as an item for export to Europe, is ...

The tale of an ancient Japanese mummified ‘mermaid’ has finally been solved after scientists spent the last year studying it, as it was worshipped by locals for 400 years for its powers of ...

A CENTURIES-old mystery surrounding a mummified “mermaid” has finally been solved after baffling scientists for nearly 300 years. The 12-inch creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off ...

A MUMMIFIED “mermaid” said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be probed by scientists in order to reveal its true nature. The mysterious 12-inch creature was allegedly caught in the ...

The baby-sized hoax sports a fish-like lower half and a humanoid upper body with thin arms, shark-like teeth set in a grimacing face, and hair on its head and brow. Now held in the Enjuin temple in ...

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, a ...

An ancient mummified ‘mermaid’ that supposedly grants immortality to anyone that tastes its flesh is to be examined by scientists. The creature, with a human-looking face and a tail, has baffled ...

A chilling mummified 'mermaid' mystery has finally been solved - after almost 300 years. Answers surrounding Japan's mummified 'mermaid' have remained a puzzle for scientists for hundreds of years ...