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4 sailors from doomed 1845 polar expedition that killed 129 men identified through DNA

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Researchers say they have identified four sailors who were among 129 who died during a fatal polar expedition in 1845, resolving a decades-long debate about the identity of one of the men on the mission.  The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror launched from England in 1845. The mission, led by Captain Sir John Franklin and … Read more

A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left behind by hunters and to wait for the deep cold to freeze the sea. It’s a spectacle that once brought 1,000 or … Read more