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Remains of lost arctic explorers identified with DNA, nearly two centuries later

NPR | By Henry Larson
Published May 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM EDT

New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry.

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Henry Larson

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