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

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.

Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped into place. However, like most new bits of information concerning ...

Researchers recently identified James Fitzjames, a captain on the ill-fated HMS Erebus that went looking for the Northwest ...

In a shocking revelation, new DNA evidence suggests that a doomed expedition to the Northwest Passage 180 years ago likely ...

The researchers identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, second-in-command of the Erebus, through DNA extracted from a molar attached to a jawbone. The bone, found on King William Island in ...

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

The remains of James Fitzjames from the ill-fated Franklin expedition have been identified, confirming historical reports of cannibalism among the crew. Researchers from the University of Waterloo and ...

The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified using DNA and genealogical analyses.

Captain James Fitzjames served as captain of the HMS Erebus, but his rank didn't prevent his men from eating his remains in a ...

Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin's ...

Franklin’s expedition left Kent, England, on May 19, 1845, in the hopes of finally mapping a Northwestern route around the ...