A new bacterium isolated from the Titanic wreck is accelerating the wreck's disintegration into a pile of dust.
Air travel may have many down sides for the planet, but a new study shows that driving a car can often be worse.
Citizen scientists can help researchers sift through weather data from these ships, providing critical info about Earth's climate history.
A Roman ship that wrecked nearly 2,000 years ago contained a chest stocked with surgical tools and green pills.
The fate of the Russian crew seeking the ice-choked Northeast Passage had long been shrouded in mystery.
Lighthouses may safeguard ships from the shore, but light waves could keep them out of harm's way in the open ocean.
A high-tech expedition aims to create the most detailed portrait of the Titanic's final resting place to date.
Do you feel woozy during long car rides? NASA researchers believe it's all in the mind and they have a training program to thwart it.
In 1850, the vessel embarked on a search mission to follow the trail of a doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
The work to plug BP's leaky oil well got back on track Sunday as the skies cleared and crews raced to plug the well for good.