Nigel Gambier was sitting in his cosy Suffolk study when he was told that his DNA matched a molar found on a jawbone that had ...

A new DNA analysis has identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, a Royal Navy officer who disappeared on a doomed Northwest Passage expedition in Canada more than 175 years ago.

By comparing DNA from the bones with a sample from a living relative, the new research revealed the skeletal remains belonged to James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus. The Royal Navy vessel ...

When Captain James Fitzjames departed the United Kingdom in ... “The identification was made possible by a DNA sample from a living descendant, which matched the DNA that was discovered at ...

“We conclude that DNA and genealogical evidence confirm the identity of the remains as those of Captain James Fitzjames, HMS Erebus,” scientists wrote in a new study published on Wednesday in ...

Meanwhile, a more somber finding gleaned from DNA identified the cannibalized remains of James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus. The ship was part of a 19th century Arctic expedition through ...

Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt is on our screens yet again tonight as he uncovers his family's past on DNA Journey With Ancestry. He is the next celebrity to discover his roots on the ITV show ...

By comparing DNA from the bones with a sample from a living relative, the new research revealed the skeletal remains belonged to James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus. The Royal Navy vessel ...