HMS Endeavour, famously captained by James Cook during his Pacific voyage, identified off the coast of Rhode Island, solving ...

For centuries, a ship that helped change history lay forgotten beneath the waters of Rhode Island. Now, the mystery surrounding James Cook’s famous vessel has finally been solved. After 250 years of ...

The medal had two functions. First, it was meant to record a significant event. Cook’s first voyage, after all, had circumnavigated the globe; great things were expected for the sequel.

The location of the HMS Endeavour, a lost ship belonging to 18th-century British explorer Captain James Cook, has been confirmed as Rhode Island's Newport Harbor.

In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage across the Pacific, received from a Polynesian priest named Tupaia an astonishing gift—a map, the ...

A medal from Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery is due to be auctioned and could fetch up to £3,000. The medal was commissioned by famous botanist Sir Joseph Banks and paid for by ...

A medal from Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery is due to be auctioned and could fetch up to £3,000. The medal was commissioned by famous botanist Sir Joseph Banks and paid for by ...

A medal from Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery is due to be auctioned and could fetch up to £3,000. The medal was commissioned by famous botanist Sir Joseph Banks and paid for by ...