In 1845, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror departed from England under the command of Sir John Franklin. The seasoned polar ...

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 134 men aboard the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which sailed from England in May 1845 under the leadership of Captain John Franklin, were equipped with seemingly ample provisions and state ...

In the murkiness shrouding the wrecks of the Franklin Expedition, the mysteries are endless. How did HMS Erebus and HMS Terror end up where they did in the mid-19th ...

A member of a doomed 1845 Arctic voyage has been identified by researchers who matched his DNA with that of a living descendant from South Africa. Tests confirmed skeletal remains recovered from ...

Commemorative cairn at Erebus Bay constructed in 2014. The cairn contains the remains of John Gregory and two other members of the 1845 Franklin expedition. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

We are glad to welcome you to The Franklin Exploration, a bilingual travelling pop-up exhibit developed by Parks Canada and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). It reveals the story about one of the ...

It is the only known photograph of Capt Francis Crozier An original portrait photograph of a famous Arctic explorer, taken shortly before the doomed Franklin expedition, will be auctioned in ...