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arctic-exploration
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nypost.comworld30 days ago
DNA Analysis Identifies Four More Sailors From Doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition
University of Waterloo researchers matched genetic samples from remains found on King William Island and the Adelaide Peninsula to living descendants, bringing the total of identified sailors to six.
calgaryherald.comworld41 days ago
Researchers identify four more sailors from lost Arctic expedition
Scientists have identified the remains of four additional sailors from a 19th-century Arctic expedition. The identifications were made using DNA analysis at a university laboratory.
uctoday.comscience45 days ago
British Chef Plans Monthlong Greenland Ski Trek on Fermented Seal Meat
British chef Mike Keen will ski roughly 320 kilometers across northern Greenland this spring while eating only fermented seal meat. He will collect fecal samples from himself and his sled dog for a University of Greenland researcher studying shifts in gut microbiome. The expediti…
themarketherald.com.auscience52 days ago
DNA Identifies Four More Crew Members From 1845 Franklin Expedition
Archaeologists have used DNA analysis to identify four additional crew members from the lost 1845 Franklin expedition to the Northwest Passage. Three served on the HMS Erebus and one on the HMS Terror. The findings, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science and Polar Rec…