Scientists confirm the discovery of Captain James Cook's historic ship, the Endeavour, in Newport Harbor, solving a centuries-old nautical mystery.

The final resting place of Captain Cook's Endeavour, the legendary ship that first brought the British to Australia, has been identified after 250 years.

More than 200 years ago, the storied ship of captain James Cook — the one the legendary explorer used to "discover" Australia's East Coast — was scuttled by the British Navy.

The canonized and vilified Capt. James Cook is ready for a reassessment “The Death of Captain James Cook,” an engraving based on drawings by D. P. Dodd and other witnesses, engraved by Thomas ...

Captain James Cook is widely renowned as an explorer, pioneering navigator and preventer of scurvy. Glyn Williams investigates the standards he set in maritime exploration. The three major voyages ...

In this file photo, the Endeavour, a replica of Captain James Cook's ship of discovery, lies at anchor in Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia. AP Photo/Mark Baker, File 2023-11-28T02:21:07Z ...

1778: Capt. James Cook makes landfall in Waimea Bay on Kaua'i, becoming the first European to set foot in the Hawaiian Islands. Cook, commanding the HMS Resolution and accompanied by HMS Discovery ...