What if pirates took over the world? This quick history and geography-style map story imagines how they could rise from ...

Nassau, Bahamas, once a pirate haven, has yielded six shipwrecks. Three wrecks are linked to the Golden Age of Piracy. These ...

When it comes to colorful characters from history, few can rival pirates. From bizarre stories to strange myths, these facts ...

Underwater expeditions near Nassau found three new wrecks that could shed light on what life was like during the pirate heyday. Underwater archaeologist Sean Kingsley records a grinding stone for ...

The most striking find is a heavily damaged wooden hull located inside the harbor, pinned down by a pile of ballast stones. The ship's planks were connected by wooden treenails, a typical 18th-century ...