Graph illustrating the stark increase in global trade (exports and imports) in the late 1800s, with an exponential increase (dashed colored line) becoming particularly marked by circa 1980. Numbers ...

A devastating environmental collapse that began in the 1960s is still leaving deep marks beneath the surface of the Earth. According to a new study published in Nature Geoscience, the Aral Sea—once ...

When you think of shipwrecks you may think of an older time when the ocean was the only way to cross the Atlantic and radar had yet to be invented. Indeed, scientists have estimated there are over 3 ...

Nearly all Duluthians and Northlanders are familiar with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it all 29 crew members. Many who were around when it happened ...

Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Navy had its worst peace-time disaster, just south of the San Luis Obispo County line. Seven destroyers were wrecked and 23 sailors lost their lives when a squadron on a ...

A massive cargo vessel loaded with thousands of brand-new vehicles destined for Mexico has disappeared beneath the waves of the North Pacific Ocean, marking the dramatic conclusion to a weeks-long ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, by author (and Great Lakes ...

There are a few stories that I often tell when the subject of leadership in disasters is discussed. I figured I’d put them down on paper so I can stop repeating myself. It was pre OPA90, a single-skin ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...