The world had been living under the threat of nuclear war for the better part of a decade when President Dwight D. Eisenhower had an idea: Let’s give atomic power a makeover. Ike came up with Atoms ...

It seems eternal: the Titanic, nestled on the ocean bottom in its watery grave. It holds the secrets of human dreams and ingenuity and jealously guards the remains of both those humans and the ...

ISTANBUL, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Along Istanbul's busy waterfronts -- from historic Uskudar on the Bosphorus to the shipyards of Tuzla on the Sea of Marmara -- a different kind of fleet has taken shape.

Corrections & Clarifications: In a previous version of this article, the name of the Swedish city of Gothenburg was misspelled. The MV Astoria is the oldest cruise ship currently sailing, and Cruise ...

The former oil tankers are part of a line of medical vessels dating back more than 200 years. By Rob Verger Published Apr 1, 2020 5:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science ...

Maritime history dates back to the very dawn of humanity, with some scientific circles suggesting we've been sailing the high seas since the late part of the Early Pleistocene, roughly 900,000 years ...

In celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, the Steamship Historical Society of America (SSHSA) is offering access to its archives with the opening of its Ship History Center in Warwick, R.I., ...

Ships conjure the romance of sailing the seven seas. Since time immemorial, people have put to sea in some of the most graceful machines humanity has ever built. From Greek triremes cutting through ...

As dry dock tours of the Battleship Texas come to a close this summer, many readers have been asking for a refresher on the Houston Ship Channel. The Houston Ship Channel has been around for over 100 ...