Marine archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the secrets of an ill-fated British ship from the nineteenth century. Almost 10 years ago, the husk of HMS Erebus was discovered on a ...

The finds include a leather folio with an accompanying feather quill pen. Parks Canada Underwater Archaeologist Jonathan Moore observes a washing basin and an officer's bed place on the lower deck of ...

In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail from England on a mission to chart a passage around the top of North America. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, the ...

The ROV in the diving hole at the Erebus site in April. Aimie Néron, Parks Canada Later in September, archaeological research operations began. The team completed 56 individual dives over the course ...

Jonathan Gregory didn't think too much about the implications when he sent the cheek swab off for analysis. But then the results came back, confirming for the first time through DNA the identity of ...

Researchers in Canada have released new images of a remarkably well-preserved shipwreck that will shed new light on the ill-fated 1845 Arctic expedition in which ...

In 1845, Sir John Franklin set off from England with two ships and 129 men in a quest to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world. Franklin’s ships ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. A full-scale 3D printed replica of the bell that once rung out aboard the HMS Erebus — one of two ...

This intact ceramic pitcher was found inside an officer’s cabin on the HMS Erebus, next to a pile of small plates. Researchers hope the vessel might contain residues that reveal what the crew was ...

A few years ago, along with a bunch of other folks, I became mildly obsessed with the AMC series The Terror, which follows two 19th century British ships attempting to navigate the Northwest Passage.

The mysterious fate of Captain John Franklin's doomed 1845 voyage into the Arctic to find a way through the Northwest Passage has captured imaginations for over a century and a half. A recent ...