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Remains of lost arctic explorers identified with DNA, nearly two centuries later
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (56+ words) New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry. Remains of lost arctic explorers identified with DNA, nearly two centuries later New research shines a light on the lost Franklin…...
New DNA analysis identifies more members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (1060+ words) The 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition was an unprecedented disaster in the history of British polar exploration, with the loss of all 129 officers and crew and the discovery ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. The catastrophe has been the subject of…...
How a European island ended up in Richibucto Harbour | CBC News
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (501+ words) It turns out you don't need to leave New Brunswick to experience a European vacation, but you may have to share your accommodations with a flock of cormorants. The Ballast Heaps are two small man-made islands in Richibucto Harbour. The…...
Golden Country: A spot near Yale has connections to an Arctic tragedy | The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (253+ words) Published 5: 00 am Friday, May 22, 2026 Lady Franklin Rock in the Fraser River above Yale pictured c. 1882, some 20 years after it was visited by, and named after, Lady Jane Franklin, widow of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane (17911875) is a woman who…...
Canada, Denmark, and the Arctic's Strangest Territorial Dispute The Whisky War
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (902+ words) World Atlas Two NATO founding members spent nearly half a century in a territorial dispute over a 1. 3-square-kilometer barren rock in the High Arctic. They marked each new claim by planting their respective flag on the island and leaving a…...
'Ski Troopers' of WWII: How the 10th Mountain Division turned the tide of the war
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Crossed skis return to the Army's 10th Mountain Division insignia
3+ day, 30+ min ago (336+ words) Two crossed silver skis will adorn the garrison caps of soldiers serving in the Army's 10th Mountain Division, the service said Thursday, in a nod to insignia often worn by the unit's very first ranks, who specialized in alpine warfare decades…...
Melting Mountain Ice Is Bringing Ancient Secrets to the Surface. Archaeologists Are Racing to Find the Artifacts Before They're Lost to Time
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (684+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Science | May 21, 2026 2: 52 p. m. In Norway's highest mountains, experts are scouring perilous terrain for pieces of the past, long stored in mint condition in ice patches. As temperatures rise across the world, glacial archaeologists must find the emerging…...
Countries With the Highest Number of Islands
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (517+ words) Explore the top 10 countries with the most islands, from Sweden to Canada, and discover fascinating facts about these island-rich nations....
Arctic heritage sites rapidly degrading due to climate change
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (743+ words) At cultural sites like a whaler's graveyard in Svalbard, melting permafrost threatens the integrity and scientific knowledge of archaeological remains. (CN) " Time to tick off another unfortunate consequence of the Earth's warming temperatures due to climate change, as melting Arctic…...