Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic expedition, offering insight into its lost crew’s tragic and ...

Bright Side. What Really Happened to the Franklin's Lost Expedition. Posted: April 29, 2025 | Last updated: April 29, 2025. Back in 1845, Sir John Franklin set out with two ships, the HMS Erebus ...

One of the brave sailors who was lost in Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845 has been identified using a DNA sample. His name was Captain James Fitzjames, a senior officer onboard HMS ...

DNA analysis sheds new light on the fate of the men in Sir John Franklin’s doomed Arctic voyage to explore the Northwest Passage, according to the latest research.

Author Ken McGoogan makes a strong case for his theory on the expedition, one that will be debated by notoriously fickle Franklin fanatics for years to come.

The lost Franklin expedition was long seen as a great unsolved mystery. The missing explorers sparked feverish public interest in the 19th century, and inspired multiple search parties.

Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic expedition, offering insight into its lost crew’s tragic and ...

DNA analysis sheds new light on the fate of the men in Sir John Franklin’s doomed Arctic voyage to explore the Northwest Passage, according to the latest research.

One of the brave sailors who was lost in Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845 has been identified using a DNA sample. His name was Captain James Fitzjames, a senior officer onboard HMS ...

An engraving shows the end of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition based on a painting by British artist W. Thomas Smith exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1896.

The fate of Franklin’s lost expedition is likely to remain a source of fascination, but piecing together the details of what happened will require a lot more information, ...

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century ...