Researchers have confirmed that the 18th-century British explorer Captain James Cook's lost ship found its final resting place in Rhode Island's Newport Harbor, solving a decadeslong mystery, ...

A "globally important" shell collection from the 18th century, thought to have been lost for more than 40 years, has resurfaced. The collection contains more than 200 specimens—among them rare ...

The final resting place of Captain Cook's Endeavour, the legendary ship that first brought the British to Australia, has been identified after 250 years. Between 1768 and 1771, the Endeavour became ...

UNTIL RECENTLY Captain James Cook was not a particularly controversial figure. But in January a statue of the 18th-century British explorer was toppled in Melbourne and the words “The colony will fall ...

On the Big Island of Hawaii, where the waves roll into Kealakekua Bay, a white obelisk 27 feet tall looms over the shoreline. It's a tribute to the great circumnavigator Captain James Cook. It stands ...

Maritime archaeologists have announced the discovery of Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour 250 years after the vessel sunk to the ocean floor. The Australian National Maritime Museum identified the ...