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 ...

Sometimes with the hustle and bustle of life, we forget to have a little bit of fun. Anyone who is obsessed with cars or engineering will love this enjoyable model kit that allows you to build your ...

Many cartographers and some Arctic explorers in the early 1800’s believed there was a way to sail from Europe and the North Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and Orient by the Northwest Passage.

Robert Grenier, an archaeologist known for pioneering underwater exploration, has died. In the 1970s he led the discovery of the Basque whaling ship San Juan in Red Bay, Labrador, which had sunk in ...

The U.S. attack on Venezuela and abduction of its president Nicolás Maduro was proof that after months of threats, the Trump administration’s talk of hemispheric hegemony isn’t just bluster. The ...

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An underwater archaeologist from Parks Canada clears kelp from the wreck of one of the ships from Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1840s expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage. Both rescuers and ...

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