The skeletal remains of a crew member from the Sir John Franklin's failed 1845 Northwest Passage expedition was given a name ...

Fitzjames, a seasoned Royal Navy officer, was part of Franklin’s 129-man crew, which set out to explore the Northwest Passage ...

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.

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

Now, thanks to DNA extracted from a single molar, researchers have identified one of these men as Captain James Fitzjames ...

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

James Fitzjames was one of the captains of British explorer Sir John Franklin's two ships that went missing in 1845.

Stenton and his colleagues have advertised for years at venues, such as museum displays on the Franklin expedition, for DNA samples from people who believe they are descendants of those doomed sailors ...

The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by ...

The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by ...

Fitzjames’ DNA was isolated and profiled from a single molar. It had been extracted from a jawbone that bore the distinctive ...

James Holloman, 65, of Dorchester ... Boston Police found the DNA of a man under her fingernails, but didn't get a match until last year. That's when, according to prosecutor Lynn Feigenbaum ...