IT was the pride of the British naval fleet, but when the German battleship Bismarck sank HMS Hood on May 24, 1941, it sent shock waves across Britain and the empire. The incident, known as the ...

For three days last weekend, the brand new 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was mistress of the seas. Against seemingly heavy odds, she had blown to bits Britain's largest warship, the ...

The Titanic, a symbol of hubris and human tragedy, has been a source of fascination for more than 112 years. But the fact is, ...

In this documentary, we are going to examine the events surrounding probably the most significant sinking of a ship by a U-boat during the entire conflict. It is an event that would have far ...

The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a remarkable confrontation of the Second World War, where an outdated fort manned by recruits ...

And, as western Alaska has become wetter and warmer, once-frozen ground is sinking. Permafrost—the ice-rich soil that rests below the surface of roughly 85% of Alaskan land—is rapidly thawing.

OAKMONT, Pa. — Gary Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, waved the rules official over. Certainly, a ball buried that deep in the rough had to have embedded into the ...

While it was sinking, the Titanic managed to contact the R.M.S. Carpathia, which arrived around 4:00 a.m., to rescue the estimated 705 survivors of the Titanic. To commemorate those lost, ...

9 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Jules Verne’s ... Verne attempted to argue his case against Hetzel’s belief that the sinking of the Russian ship was “an evil act” committed by ...

By EDDIE PELLS OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Gary Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, waved the rules official over. Certainly, a ball buried that deep in the rough had to have embedded into the sof… ...

A new study places Las Vegas on a list of 25 cities that are sinking farther into the ground every year. But it doesn’t rank as highly as it would have in the 1960s or ’70s. In fact, the water ...

It was a 286-yarder from the fairway that hit the green and dropped in for only the fourth albatross — a 2 on a par 5 — in recorded U.S. Open history. If only he could have stopped there.