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A man wearing a blue hoodie and black pants measures a half-unearthed skull in the midst of a landscape with white pebbles.

DNA Identifies More Franklin Expedition Sailors and Clarifies Their Final Hours

Researchers have identified four more Franklin expedition sailors using genetic matches with living descendants, adding new detail to one of Arctic exploration’s best-known disasters.

Key Takeaways

Researchers identified four more Franklin expedition victims through genetic matches with living descendants.
Three were from HMS Erebus and one was a captain from HMS Terror, the first from that ship identified by DNA.

DT Editorial Team·May 7, 2026·via livescience.com

Francis Bacon’s Science Was Shaped by the Engineers of His Time

An IEEE Spectrum essay argues that Francis Bacon’s influential vision of science was informed not just by philosophy, but by contemporary inventors who learned by doing and turned practical experimentation into a model.

Key Takeaways

An IEEE Spectrum essay argues Bacon was influenced by contemporary inventors.
The piece highlights Cornelis Drebbel and Salomon de Caus as examples of learning by doing.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via spectrum.ieee.org