Manatees are incredibly intelligent marine mammals who show long-term memory and associative learning skills on par with dolphins. They are thought to have inspired the myth of the mermaid. (In 1493, ...

Welcome aboard the Harmony of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world! She’s nearly 1200 feet long, and weighs as much as 17,000 African elephants, which kind of makes you wonder: How ...

Ah, the stately hot air balloon. Not really useful for all that much except for having a grand old time floating around the skies, it's still a marvel of simple physics. Fill a giant balloon with air.

Editor's Note: Julian Hunt, the lead researcher on this study, has contacted us to say the figures quoted in the original press release, as well as the research paper and subsequently this piece, are ...

Explaining how a boat like La Salle's La Belle sinks is not all that difficult: The space within the boat fills up with water, either through the hull or over the boat's sides, causing the boat to ...