A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...

After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle ...

A REMOTE paradise island, littered with abandoned World War II wrecks, has become a popular destination for dark tourists.

An immersive new exhibition at the Intrepid Museum in New York City spotlights the science and technology behind the ...

Torpedoes, sinking ships, and the chaos of war couldn’t kill him. This cat survived it all—and became a symbol of survival at ...

As rusting war-era ships decay on the seafloor, their toxic cargoes pose an urgent but often overlooked environmental risk.

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.

The bow, which fell to a depth of 2,214 feet, had been unaccounted for since Nov. 30, 1942, when a Japanese torpedo detonated the ship’s forward magazines during the Battle of Tassafaronga, the ...

The historic oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald returned to the Toms River for the first time in 14 years. Built in 1928, the A.J.

The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.

The psychiatrist Mark Epstein shares his insights about the mind after decades of working with patients and practicing Buddhism.

The last remaining piece of the USS New Orleans, a US Navy warship damaged during World War II, has been found near the Solomon Islands, marking a significant historical find in the South Pacific. A ...