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DNA samples confirm identities of four Franklin Expedition members

DNA analysis has identified four crew members who died in Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition, solving a 180-year-old mystery.

Germany news

fromThe Atlantic

2 months ago

Hitler In Greenland

Adolf Hitler developed a strategic interest in Greenland, collecting Arctic exploration works and directing expeditions aimed at accessing cryolite and other economic resources.

World news

fromwww.theguardian.com

2 months ago

Arctic Fever: new exhibit finds 19th-century parallels to Trump's Greenland obsession

United States interest in Greenland dates back to the 19th century, reflecting strategic, territorial and resource ambitions that parallel today's Arctic scramble.

Brooklyn

fromBrooklyn Eagle

3 months ago

January 25: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

A 500-page study of Caribbean nations highlights the Isthmian Canal; an Arctic exploration narrative recounts the Crocker Land Expedition's shipwreck and hardships.

fromBrooklyn Eagle

3 months ago

January 24: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

An Eskimo just in from a journey of nearly 400 miles appeared at Etah, a bleak native settlement far up on the west coast of Greenland, on May 7 of last year, bearing a letter. The message was written by Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn. It was dated March 17, 1908. It came from the Arctic Ocean and contained the news that Dr. Cook was on his way to the North Pole.

Brooklyn

Science

fromEarth911

8 months ago

Guest Idea: Learning from Captain Scoresby's Ten-gallon Fir-Cask

Seawater beneath cold Arctic surface layers was warmer at depth; fir-cask measurements showed temperatures rising from 28.8°F at surface to about 33.8°F below.

Science

fromNature

11 months ago