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North Korea Jamming Affects Flights

Posted Wed May 2, 2012 11:58 AM ET | 0

At least 252 civilian flights in and out of South Korea have been affected by GPS jamming signals. Read more

Billionaire to Build Titanic II

Posted Mon Apr 30, 2012 08:40 AM ET | 0

A billionaire has commissioned a Chinese company to construct Titanic II with the same dimensions as its predecessor. Read more

Titanic Site Reveals Hints of Human Remains: Photos

Posted Wed Apr 18, 2012 07:00 AM ET | 0

No distinct remains were seen during an expedition to the site, but a number of places shows signs that a person had perished. Read more

The Real Titanic Love Story

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Sun Apr 15, 2012 06:59 PM ET | 0

The real Jack Dawson was second class Italian passenger, Emilio Portaluppi who had a crush on Madeleine Astor, the young and beautiful wife of Portaluppi's sponsor: millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. Read more

Titanic: How the News Covered It: Photos

Posted Sun Apr 15, 2012 07:00 AM ET | 0

A look at how the newspapers of the time covered the sinking of the Titanic. Read more

Women and Children First? Not Anymore

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Apr 13, 2012 07:00 AM ET | 0

The idea that women and children should be helped off a sinking ship first died with the Titanic. Read more

Ultimate Titanic Treasures on Auction: Photos

Posted Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:08 AM ET | 0

A secret bidding war is under way for a single collection of more than 5,000 Titanic treasures. Read more

Wireless Could Have Saved Lives on the Titanic

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Wed Apr 11, 2012 08:00 AM ET | 0

The "unsinkable"ship had the most powerful wireless system at the time. What happened? Read more

100 Years After Titanic, Safety Still a Concern

Posted Tue Apr 10, 2012 02:28 PM ET | 0

Do the floating palaces designed by shipmakers in the modern day suffer similar safety issues to the Titanic? Read more

Titanic Wreck Site Gets UNESCO Protection

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Apr 10, 2012 07:40 AM ET | 0

Upon the 100th anniversary of its sinking, the site, is now eligible for protection. Read more

Titanic Wreck Site Gets UNESCO Protection

Saving Ships From Titanic's Fate

Posted Mon Apr 9, 2012 01:33 PM ET | 0

Despite a century of technological gains, ships rely heavily on the human eye to detect icebergs. Read more

Titanic Memorial Cruise Retraces Tragic Voyage

Posted Sun Apr 8, 2012 11:04 AM ET | 0

Relatives of some of those who died in the disaster are among the 1,309 passengers on board the MS Balmoral. Read more

The Titanic: What Made It Sink

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon Apr 2, 2012 08:41 AM ET | 0

Among the key factors: the ship was sailing too fast, an iceberg warning was ignored and low quality rivets. Read more

World's Most Powerful Laser Fires Most Powerful Blast

Posted Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:06 AM ET | 0

The pulse of energy lasted for just 23 billionths of a second, yet it generated 411 trillion watts of power. Read more

Titanic Wreck Site Mapped

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Mar 9, 2012 01:27 PM ET | 0

Researchers have pieced together a comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field. Read more

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