Shipwrecks
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Henry VIII's favorite ship has a bacteria problem, and now scientists have ID'ed the culprits
By Mindy Weisberger published
Acid attacks from sulfur-producing bacteria could eat away at the preserved hull of a ship that was once the pride of King Henry VIII's armada, scientists recently discovered.

Greek ship carrying parts of the Parthenon is giving up more secrets
By Tom Metcalfe published

Nazi wreck may hold looted treasures from Russian palace's 'Amber Room'
By Tom Metcalfe published

Divers discover lost WWII submarine wreck off Southeast Asia
By Tom Metcalfe published
Divers in Southeast Asia have located the lost wreck of what's thought to be a U.S. Navy submarine that sank in 1943 after it was attacked by Japanese aircraft.

Mysterious Mexican wreck was an illegal slave ship
By Stephanie Pappas published
Archaeologists have identified the wreck of a Mexican steamer as La Union, an illegal slave ship that smuggled the Maya as cargo to Cuba.

An aurora that lit up the sky over the Titanic might explain why it sank
By Mindy Weisberger published
A geomagnetic storm that sparked spectacular aurora displays could also have contributed to the sinking of the Titanic.

Eerily well-preserved 17th-century ship found in the dark waters of the Baltic Sea
By Peter Dockrill published
Divers from Finland have made an unexpected discovery while exploring the depths of the Baltic Sea, finding an incredibly well-preserved shipwreck dating back almost 400 years.

Wreck of WWII warship with Nazi symbol discovered off Norway
By Tom Metcalfe published
The wreck of a German warship torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine in 1940 has been discovered in deep water off the North Sea coast of southern Norway.
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