Boaty McBoatface

The internet was a purer place in 2016, and there’s no more perfect distillation of that truth than the spontaneous,…

The RSS Sir David Attenborough—the polar exploration vessel that, in April 2016, participants in an internet poll ove…

Our favorite autonomous underwater vehicle, Boaty McBoatface, has completed a two-month mission in which it explored…

When Sydney, Australia decided to have a public vote to name a new ferry, there were worries that residents might…

Australia’s most populous city is getting a new fleet of inner harbor ferries, one of which, due to an online naming…

The world’s most famous yellow submarine has returned home after a successful mission to Antarctica’s Weddell Sea.…

Later this week, an Antarctic expedition will set off to map the undersea currents that play a critical role in…

Democracy is a sham, if you’re naming a boat at least. Despite Boaty McBoatface winning a public vote as the name…

Great Britain’s Natural Environment Research Council has a £200 million polar research vessel set for construction,…