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What new research shows about a 19th-century voyage gone wrong

WBUR

Published May 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM CDT

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

NPR’s Henry Larson reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.