Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? A New Paper Says It’s Possible
The northern lights were spotted the night the 'Titanic' sank, and the solar storm that caused them may have contributed to the ship's demise.
The northern lights were spotted the night the 'Titanic' sank, and the solar storm that caused them may have contributed to the ship's demise.
The SS 'Portland' vanished into the Atlantic during a storm of the century, but we still don’t know exactly why it sank.
The familiar shark-hunting vessel from the 1975's 'Jaws' is being recreated for ocean research and to encourage shark conservation.
A pair of epaulets, a pencil case, and a glass decanter were found at the Arctic shipwreck, which continues to reveal clues to the fate of the doomed 19th century expedition.
The likely remnants of the 'Samson' were discovered this year under a Stockholm park, where it's believed to have been hidden for hundreds of years.
The location of lost Navy submarine the USS Grayback had been unknown for decades due to a translation error. After missing for 75 years, it's finally been discovered.
Unlike the ‘Vasa,’ these ships almost definitely didn’t sink less than a mile into their maiden voyages.
It was such a dark and stormy night at Niagara Falls this Halloween that the ship finally escaped its craggy prison.
When the supposedly unsinkable 'Titanic' went down on April 15, 1912, the Halifax-based ship 'Mackay-Bennett' was assigned to recover its victims.
No matter the color of a vessel, the hull below the water line is often painted red. The reason has something to do with worms.
More than 150 years after the HMS ‘Terror’ sank in the Canadian Arctic, the shipwreck was finally rediscovered under the ice. Now, we know what the inside looks like.
The salt, currents, and metal-eating bacteria of the ocean are breaking down the wreck of the 'Titanic,' and it could be gone completely as soon as 2030.
The replica boat 'Orca II' was the unsung star of 1975's 'Jaws,' brought on camera when the ship needed to sink on command. But what happened after filming ended was worse than any shark attack.
A pair of Dutch shipwrecks that have been on the ocean floor for decades were stolen. Scrap metal thieves are to blame.
From the Bermuda Triangle to the Mary Celeste, here are some of the most puzzling enigmas of the deep.
When 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault was found in the middle of the ocean, she was hours from death. And she was the only member of her family left alive.
The wreckage dates back to the 5th century B.C.E. but wasn't discovered until the 1990s. The site is the first underwater museum of its kind in Greece.
Make Rose, Dorothy, Blanche, and Sophia proud by booking a cabin onboard Celebrity Infinity Cruises' "Golden Girls at Sea."
A nearly identical replica of the doomed 'Titanic' is scheduled to make its maiden voyage in 2022. Who's ready to tempt fate?
It's believed to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck.
But only a full excavation will prove its identity for sure.
The ships moored together and formed a micronation. (It might as well have been an adult summer camp.)
The watch belonged to a Russian immigrant who planned to settle in the Bronx and become a dentist. He didn't make it.
Now you can watch the 30th "Shark Week" season in the perfect setting.