On this day 250 years ago, Captain James Cook was about to leave the island of Tahiti in search of a lost continent known as Terra Australis. Cook had been sent to the region by the British admiralty, ...

A few weeks ago, the library of Cambridge’s Trinity College (home of the recently defaced Lord Balfour portrait) exhibited four ­Australian fishing spears. They are all that remain from a collection ...

A medal from Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery is due to be auctioned and could fetch up to £3,000. The medal was commissioned by famous botanist Sir Joseph Banks and paid for by the ...

The shells collected during Captain Cook's ill-fated third voyage are set to go on display in Northumberland, England, where visitors can see them for the first time in 100 years and learn about their ...

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact, and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook; By Hampton Side; Doubleday; 432 pp., $35.00 Tales of Cook’s exploits have fallen out of favor.

The mission was ambitious and dangerous: to explore new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations and, in the captain's own words, go "farther than any other man has been before me." This was ...

The History Channel's fascinating reality adventure, The Ship, is a three-part voyage from Cairns, Australia, to Bali, Indonesia, that sets sail tonight. When the trip ends Wednesday, its 21st-century ...

We take a deep dive into Cook's life and legacy with Cliff Thornton, who is a member of the Captain Cook Society. 250 Years Ago, Captain Cook Embarked On First Of Three Voyages On this day 250 years ...

Auctioneers are expecting a lot of interest in the medal A medal from Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery is due to be auctioned and could fetch up to £3,000. The medal was commissioned by ...