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Newly digitized records reveal how Indigenous people shared their knowledge of New Zealand's plants with Captain Cook's crew

On October 6, 1769, a sailor on Captain James Cook’s research vessel, the Endeavour, serendipitously earned himself a gallon of rum. He had just spotted the east coast of New Zealand, and his ...
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Captain Cook's lost ship is FOUND after 250 years: Scientists discover remains of HMS Endeavour

The final resting place of Captain Cook's Endeavour, the legendary ship that first brought the British to Australia, has been identified after 250 years. Between 1768 and 1771, the Endeavour became ...