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, ...

British Royal Navy Captain James Cook's voyages of exploration across and around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. The ...

The fate of Captain James Cook’s iconic ship, the HMS Endeavour, which helped chart the Australian and New Zealand coastlines, has finally been resolved. After more than 250 years, scientists have ...

Written by Hampton Sides, "The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contract and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook," is a historic nonfiction book about the voyage and decisions ...

His name is synonymous with Whitby and he became a household name after embarking on voyages to New Zealand, Australia and North America in the 1700s. Captain James Cook and his journeys will be the ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A pistol owned by British explorer Captain James Cook, who first claimed Australia for Britain nearly two and a half centuries ago, will go on the auction block next month in ...

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