From vast deserts and ancient libraries to hidden oases and one of the worlds longest trains, Mauritania is a country few people visit but many are starting to notice. This journey explores why it has ...

Until recently, Mauritania was a major fishmeal producer, home to the world’s second-highest number of processing plants, with the boom driven largely by lax regulations and the rapid issuance of ...

It’s no ordinary shipwreck that maritime archaeologists have uncovered off the coast of Copenhagen, Denmark. Hidden for more than six centuries, the towering vessel has been identified as the largest ...

Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, the "unsinkable" vessel that became the most famous ship in the world when it struck an iceberg and sank into the icy depths of the North Atlantic in April ...

When a ship sinks, it is often in tragic circumstances. Beneath the waves, however, a different story unfolds: shipwrecks become the foundations of new life. Rusting hulls, broken masts and even piles ...

DETROIT (AP) — A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000, a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship’s sinking in Lake ...

Nicholas Ray does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Divers have discovered a mysterious shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Ontario that’s so well-preserved its masts are still standing. The unidentified vessel was found near Toronto in August by a ...

Deadly bush fires can break out in the blink of an eye and last for days in the vast desert MBERA, Mauritania — The men move in rhythm, swaying in line and beating the ground with spindly tree ...

Crackdown by Mauritania police follows EU pact to curb migration Human rights groups report deportations without due process EU provides Mauritania €210 million for ...

Details have been emerging about hundreds of ceramic jugs and plates found on a 98-foot-long, 23-foot-wide merchant ship that is the deepest known shipwreck in French waters. Camarat 4 sits 1.6 miles ...

The rusty wreck on Navagio Beach has a mysterious past. Set against white cliffs and blue waters, it’s one of Greece’s most photographed spots. Canadians are about to cash in on Trump’s biggest ...