Veteran captain Gus Sanfilippo, his crew, and a fishery observer from the NOAA were on board the 72-foot boat, when the Coast Guard received a radio beacon alert on Friday morning.
Richard and Evelyn Shanklin were retirees and experienced sailors planning on taking a 10-hour trip from Spanish Wells, in ...
Six of the incidents, not including Friday’s tragedy involving the Lily Jean out of Gloucester, have occurred since 2017.
On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crew members on board were killed. The disaster was one of the most significant events in NASA history, ...
China and Climate” tracks and breaks down China’s engagement with climate and energy issues around the world. Major climate ...
Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a ...
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New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.
The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, ...
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Editorial - Another tragedy at sea

As of last night, 18 people were confirmed dead from the sinking of the roll-on/roll-off vessel Trisha Kerstin 3 at around 1:50 a.m. yesterday off Basilan. With dozens more still missing, the death ...
From deadly floods to billion-dollar wildfires, 2025 made it painfully clear that climate extremes are the new normal.
Weather disasters cost the United States billions in 2025 despite no hurricanes. What caused the billion-dollar disasters and what does it mean?