Alas, <i>Boaty McBoatface</i> Has Been Given a Real Name

Remember Boaty McBoatface? The viral entry that won an online poll to find a name for a new U.K. government research ship? Well, that's not happening.

According to an announcement by the government on Friday, the state-of-the-art polar research ship will now be named RRS Sir David Attenborough, after the notable British naturalist and broadcaster.