ships

Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s on Florida's East Coast.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat capsized off Florida's Treasure Coast. The boat was en route from the Bahamas -- and Coast Guard officials suspect it was used being used for human smuggling.

The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.

Beaches are coated with plastic pellets, and a container full of nitric acid has leaked. Sri Lankan authorities are now making preparations for an oil spill.

Fear-induced gas shortages. Sea turtle rescuers are being shut down by the state. Plus, a conversation with Yamiche Alcindor, who is hosting one of PBS’ biggest political shows.

In 2017, two boys in Scotland launched a toy pirate ship into the ocean. It made its way across the Atlantic before the ship got lost. After that, they re-launched another boat, and got the world record for the longest distance sailed by a toy ship. That boat arrived on Miami’s shores in March, and the little girl who found it has now released it back into the ocean, hoping it arrives back in Scotland.

A century ago, the shipping industry recorded the daily ebb and flow of tides. Now, those records are becoming crucial for forecasting how fast sea levels are rising in a warming climate.

There is no universal protocol defining "deep clean" as industries work to eradicate the coronavirus. Instead they are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them.

Choking plastics and deafening noise in the world’s oceans may be harming wildlife in more ways than scientists previously thought.In two new studies…