Discarding the results of a public poll that embraced "Boaty McBoatface" as the name for a $300 million research vessel, Britain's science minister has instead named the ship for famed naturalist ...

Sir David Attenborough has launched the 10,000-tonne hull of the UK's newest polar ship - named after him - into the River Mersey. The broadcaster pushed the button, sending the hull sliding out ...

The UK's new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has completed basic sea trials and is ready to undertake its first expedition. The vessel came up the Thames on Wednesday through ...

For sevendecades, Sir David Attenborough has traversed the globe to document the kaleidoscopic diversity of Earth’s ...

The £200m RRS Sir David Attenborough is a 129m-long science vessel operated by the British Antarctic Survey. It is home to the now-famous “BoatyMcBoatface” submersibles. Having undergone various tests ...

Professor Francis said: “It did bring attention to the ship… but I think the decision to call it Sir David Attenborough was absolutely perfect and it’s a great honour to have a ship with his ...

The RRS (Royal Research Ship) is a state-of-the-art vessel ... of Antarctic ice melting underestimated, scientists find Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg are hosting a virtual chat The ...

The queen’s actual birthday is in April. Naturalist Sir David Attenborough poses before the keel-laying ceremony of the new polar research ship for Britain, RRS Sir David Attenborough ...

Sir David Attenborough has launched the 10,000-tonne hull of the UK's newest polar ship - named after him - into the River Mersey. The broadcaster pushed the button, sending the hull sliding out ...