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Titanic photo proved evidence of human remains

A newly released photo from the North Atlantic site of the shipwrecked RMS Titanic shows evidence of human remains, federal officials are saying. In observance of the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking, a 2004 image was reissued to the public in an uncropped version, which shows a coat and boots buried in the mud at the site two-and-a-half miles below the ocean's surface, where the legendary passenger liner now lies. Word of the new photo caused Yahoo! searches to surge on "titanic remains," "real titanic pictures underwater," and "titanic may hold passengers." Dr. James P. Delgado, the director of the Maritime Heritage Museum at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration told Yahoo News over the phone that the way the boots are placed together makes a "compelling case" that they belonged to a body. The scientist, who was responsible for mapping the shipwreck during a 2010 expedition for NOAA, says that the image ...

Tourists decay wrekage of Titanic

The man who first discovered the Titanic wreckage says tourists visiting the site are destroying the remains of the ship's hull."They are loving the Titanic to death," oceanographer Robert Ballard said during an interview with Stephen Colbert.Ballard is using the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking to bring attention to what he says is the unnecessary destruction of the historic site. "They are landing on it, crushing the deck, knocked off the crow's nest, leaving all sorts of garbage," he said.   Ballard said one couple was even married in a submarine that landed on the Titanic's deck, which he called, "a little over-the-top." "What we're trying to do is say, look, visit the Titanic. But you don't go to Gettysburg with a shovel. You don't take belt buckles off the Arizona. So, visit, but don't touch," he said. On Monday, Ballard will host Save the Titanic on the National Geographic Channel. Along...

10 Facts you might not know about the Titanic

  Titanic is the history ship in the world. James Cameron famous for Titanic film. You should know 10 things about titanic.April 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Here are 10 things you may not know about the luxury ship, which sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton England to the United States. 1. On the evening of April 14, the first-class passengers on the Titanic enjoyed a ten-course meal that included oysters, poached salmon, sirloin of beef, lamb with mint sauce, chocolate Ă©clairs and waldorf pudding. According to Armchair World, a different wine was served with each course, and coffee and cigars accompanied by port and distilled spirits were available with the last course. 2. The Titanic had its own newspaper. According to the Natural Science Centre of Greensboro, The Atlantic Daily Bulletin was printed daily and included news articles, the latest stock prices, horse-racing results, society gossip and a daily menu. 3. The massiv...

Great Movie 'Titanic' re-released

Not many people could claim director James Cameron's attention to detail. But with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the man has met his match.The director of "Avatar" apparently made only one change to his re-release of the three-hour-plus drama "Titanic": the sky. And he did this following the incessant lobbying of one very annoying astrophysicist.   As recounted by Tyson, he noticed that in a pivotal scene with (SPOILER ALERT) Kate Winslet as Rose clinging to a piece of the boat under the night sky, the left half of the sky was a reflection of the right half. In other words, not the stars she would have seen that night, but a Hollywood fake-out. Tyson mentioned the story at a panel discussion back in 2009, saying, "There she is looking up. There is only one sky she should have been looking at ... and it was the wrong sky! Worse than that, it was not only the wrong sky; the left half of the sky was a mirror reflection of the right half of the...