The fastest way into the gaps between gigantic blocks of a broken-up glacier is by lowering instruments from above, through ...

A pair of US researchers have developed a new model to tackle a deceptively simple problem: how a small block of ice melts while floating in calm water. Using an advanced experimental setup, Daisuke ...

Researchers mimicked the air-trapping tricks of diving bell spiders to create aluminum that stays afloat—even when punctured ...

The oldest physical boat is a canoe from roughly 10,000 years ago, but evidence suggests humans have been using watercraft ...

Scientists have developed water-repelling metal structures that will prevent ships from sinking even after damage.

When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the ...

Researchers have found a way to make ordinary aluminum tubes float indefinitely, even when submerged for long periods or ...

Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like ...

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem—perhaps except the thing that matters most.

Boat of the Year testing for 2025 was conducted in February in St. Petersburg, Florida and Annapolis, Maryland, this year, allowing for a broader fleet of entries. The ClubSwan 28 earned overall Boat ...

A Fort Myers attorney and his nephew were reported missing after a fishing trip off the coast of Naples. The U.S. Coast Guard found their boat floating upright in the Gulf, but the two men were not on ...