Ontario university researchers say they used DNA samples to identify a second crew member from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 Northwest Passage expedition.

It’s an exciting time to be a part of AMC’s The Terror fandom. Through the efforts of one of its members, a team of ...

Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North’s most enduring mysteries, finally have a ...

Now, thanks to DNA extracted from a single molar, researchers have identified one of these men as Captain James Fitzjames ...

Fitzjames, a seasoned Royal Navy officer, was part of Franklin’s 129-man crew, which set out to explore the Northwest Passage ...

Franklin’s Lost Expedition was an ill-fated British voyage that attempted to traverse the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage, an ice-riddled sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific ...

The skeletal remains of a crew member from Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition was identified in a joint ...

Stenton and his colleagues have advertised for years at venues, such as museum displays on the Franklin expedition, for DNA samples from people who believe they are descendants of those doomed sailors ...

Capt. James Fitzjames seems a proud British naval officer in an image captured 179 years ago on the eve of his greatest adventure. His epaulettes gleam; he looks to the horizon and cradles a monocular ...

The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by ...