John Franklin died on June 11, 1847, but 105 officers and crew survived long enough to abandon the ships on April 22, 1848, ...

Concrete evidence of James Fitzjames as the first identified victim of cannibalism lifts the veil of anonymity that for 170 ...

In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror took off from England on an expedition to the Arctic. The expedition was led by Sir ...

Nearly 180 years after two ships embarked on an expedition to map the Canadian Arctic’s Northwest Passage, a disturbing ...

The expedition set sail on May 19, 1845, and was last seen in July 1845 in Baffin Bay by the captains of two whaling ships.

The researchers identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, second-in-command of the Erebus, through DNA extracted ...

The expedition set sail on May 19, 1845, and was last seen in July 1845 in Baffin Bay by the captains of two whaling ships.

Mount Erebus, Antarcticas southernmost active volcano, stands out not only for its continuous eruptions but also for its ...

Fitzjames was the captain of HMS Erebus, one of two ships led by Franklin that disappeared in the Arctic nearly 180 years ago ...

Scientists have discovered the identity of a cannibalized victim who sailed on the doomed Northwest Passage expedition of ...

Mount Erebus in Antarctica, the southernmost active volcano, stands out by not only being active in the extreme cold but also ...