In the 1930s, flying boats were the epitome of luxury and long-distance travel. By the 1950s, Saunders-Roe's Princess aimed to revive that golden age with unparalleled comfort and range.

The original Seastar, produced by the Dornier company, flew in 1984 but no examples were delivered before the programme was cancelled. Chinese-backed Dornier Seawings bought the design rights in ...

An ancient species of giant flying squirrel was found in a sinkhole lake fossil site in eastern Tennessee. Photo by Dan Meyers via Unsplash Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia ...

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In this image taken from Feb. 23, 2025, video released by the Department of Defense, three boaters wave from the hull of a capsized boat off Captiva Island, Fla. (Department of Defense via AP ...

The agency also was working diligently to identify the six people who were on the boat when the vessel overturned. Coast Guard crews from Air Station Atlantic City and the cutter William Chadwick ...

The Philippine Mars, a massive flying boat from World War II, landed on Lake Pleasant last week. But instead of taking off again for another lake, the Mars is headed for a dry dock... in the desert.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise, Australian ...

(AP Photo/Eric Gay) MELBOURNE – Airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Ancient peoples in Island Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, likely developed advanced seafaring technology around 40,000 years ago. Evidence from ...

The last Martin Mars flying boat made its final flight last week, marking the end for a World War II-era seaplane so hulking it had rockets to assist with take-off. Initially developed as maritime ...