New experiences of an offshore racing season are reminders of the importance of reliable gear and crew chemistry. The post ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — A team of military veterans are ...

Max has loved video games ever since he booted up his friend's N64 and played Mario Kart. He quickly spent all his allowance on any game he could get his hands on, and spent hours playing a dusty PS2.

Oliver Widger prepares to set sail from Oregon to Hawaii. An Oregon man has amassed a large social media following as he sails across the Pacific Ocean for the first time with his cat. When Oliver ...

On Sunday 10 December, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet departs Cape Town and plunges south, into the mysterious Southern Ocean. With double points up for grabs, it means that Leg 3 could be a game changer ...

Oceanbird is a massive sailing cargo ship designed to reinvent sustainable ocean shipping and reduce transatlantic travel emissions by 90%. The Swedish collaborative project is still in its sea trials ...

On a calm day, the ocean might seem like a gentle giant with a pulse that laps the shoreline, but veteran ocean racers know it vastness, and how unpredictable and unconquerable it is. Among these ...

Can you imagine sailing the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean to the frigid waters of Greenland? This summer, about 40 graduate students and faculty from Portugal, Norway, Greenland, and the U.S. are ...