Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped into place. However, like most new bits of information concerning this enduring exploration mystery, it raises more questions than it answers.

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. The researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University in Sudbury say the match of James Fitzjames’ bones were made possible through the use of a DNA sample from a living descendant.

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

The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University using DNA and genealogical analyses.