The crew of HMS Terror, although experienced and well-prepared, faced cold, starvation, lead poisoning, and sickness, leading to tragic consequences. Despite high hopes and careful planning, the ...

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Sailors abandoned the HMS Terror and Erebus, but were forced to resort to cannibalism in a failed effort to find help. © Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre ...

In May 1845, 129 British officers and crew members set out in search of the Northwest Passage on HMS “Erebus” and HMS “Terror.” None returned Meilan Solly ...

Season one of The Terror is based on a real-life 1845 expedition to the Arctic by Captain Sir John Franklin (Ciaran Hinds) to navigate the Northwest Passage. He ...

I am fascinated by both Antarctic and Arctic exploration; no where else on Earth wants humans dead quite like our planet's poles, but folks still manage to eek out an existence in both places. While ...

Netflix has added another horror treasure to its digital library with AMC’s supernatural anthology series The Terror. Each season of this show features a standalone ...

Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic expedition, offering insight into its lost crew’s tragic and grisly ...