University of Waterloo researchers used DNA from skeletal remains to identify four sailors from the ill-fated Franklin ...
The remains of sailors who died on an Arctic expedition are identified by researchers.
Scientists have revealed the identities of four men who perished in Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition. The Franklin Expedition was an attempt to discover the fabled Northwest Passage through ...
In 1845, Sir John Franklin set off from England with two ships and 129 men in a quest to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world. Franklin’s ships ...
A festival to commemorate the discoveries of the historic wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror are in full swing in Gjoa Haven. Through the guardian program, the ...
The remains of sailors who died on an ill-fated Arctic expedition have been identified by researchers using DNA testing. The Victorian-era HMS Erebus, built in Pembroke Dock in 1826, became part of ...