Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

They’ve long been fascinating to humans, inspiring tales of mermaids among sailors of yore. But popularity can’t protect manatees from slipping toward extinction. Originally listed as endangered under ...

Sailors in the Middle Ages often thought manatees were mermaids. This is because of the manatees’ humanlike upper bodies and fishlike tails. This inspired Danish author Hans Christian Andersen ...