Captain Cook set sail from Plymouth to find an elusive trade route linking Europe to Asia in 1776. He never saw England again.

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 ...

It is part of a total of 13 18th Century ships under water in Newport Harbour This is no treasure hunt for a casket of gold at the bottom of the ocean. Instead, it’s like looking for a needle in a ...

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 ...

On this day 250 years ago, Captain James Cook was about to leave the island of Tahiti in search of a lost continent known as Terra Australis. Cook had been sent to the region by the British admiralty, ...

Auctioneers are expecting a lot of interest in the medal 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 ...