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

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

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

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 ...

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

With this research, Fitzjames becomes the first identified victim of cannibalism from the Franklin expedition. His recovered ...

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 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 ...

When Captain James Fitzjames departed the United Kingdom in 1845 on the third Franklin Northwest Passage expedition to the ...

Later, both the ships got trapped in Arctic ice. The crew was faced with a deadly situation and so 105 of them left the ship ...

A crew member on board the 1845 British Arctic expedition has finally been identified by researchers from the University of ...

Researchers have been analyzing human bones and teeth recovered from King William Island, where over 100 crew members fled after abandoning their ships. In one area, they unearthed 451 bones belonging ...