Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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, ...

English explorer Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) proclaims New South Wales a British possession, shortly after his landing at Botany Bay. His ship, the Endeavour can be seen in the background.

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 ...

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 ...

Middlesbrough's Captain Cook Museum now has a play area for children and a new Australia exhibit.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have confirmed that the 18th-century British explorer Captain James Cook's lost ship found its final resting place in ...