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Indigenous recognition touted for new electoral map

Tasmania is the sole state without an electorate named after an Aboriginal person or place but many are hoping to change that.

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Monsters and madness and men, oh my! The Terror is the unsung treasure of peak television

With a world-class cast that will have you constantly saying ‘hey, it’s that guy!’, this horror drama about a doomed Royal Navy expedition is a grand treatise on colonial folly

The Guardian - AU

Arctic Fever: new exhibit finds 19th-century parallels to Trump’s Greenland obsession

As far back as 1867, White House officials have viewed Greenland, and Iceland, as having immense strategic value

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10 Books Based On Horrifying True Stories

Life imitates art, and life isn't always pretty.

The Mary Sue

10 Fantasy Books For People Who Don’t Like Fantasy

These fantasy books won't take it personally.

The Mary Sue

In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized during ill-fated Franklin expedition

Scientists have discovered the identity of a cannibalized victim who sailed on the doomed Northwest Passage expedition of 1845 to 1848.

LiveScience

Cannibalised remains from doomed 1845 British Arctic expedition finally identified

Identification was made possible thanks to DNA sample from living descendant of Captain James Fitzjames

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Scurvy, hypothermia and cannibalism: DNA sheds light on victim of Northwest Passage expedition

Three Canadian researchers used DNA extracted from a molar to identify Capt James Fitzjames of the doomed 1845 expedition

The Guardian - US

Race against time to unlock secrets of Erebus shipwreck and doomed Arctic expedition

Hundreds of discoveries made on Sir John Franklin’s ships, but storm damage makes wrecks increasingly dangerous

The Guardian - UK

Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC

As sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary nears, a collector pleads for BBC to offer amnesty to those with recordings discarded by corporation

The Guardian - UK

Explorers retrace 1845 Arctic expedition that ended in death and cannibalism

Filmmakers retraced the deadly journey of two British exploration ships that set off in 1845 and never came back, in a quest to find their captain's tomb.

LiveScience

Sledge flag used during 19th-century polar search saved for nation

Michael Palin and Dan Snow backed the campaign to raise £120,000 to stop the Kellet sledge flag from passing to an overseas private collector.

The Independent UK

Rare Arctic naval flag saved from overseas buyer thanks to star campaign

Michael Palin and Dan Snow helped to raise £120,000 to stop the Kellet sledge flag from leaving the UK

Evening Standard

5 Years Ago, The Most Surreal Horror Miniseries Turned History Into a Modern TV Classic

The supernatural horror anthology series aired its first episode on AMC five years ago today.

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How prisons, drug smugglers and the war in Ukraine made Australia's DroneShield a global success

The Australian company DroneShield is riding a global wave of demand for anti-drone guns, caused partly by the high-profile use of drones in the war in Ukraine.

Fortune

Why you need to visit the Northwest Passage, in photos

A digital exclusive from a recent Abercrombie & Kent expedition.

The Guardian - UK

JMW Turner: Dark Waters review – death and despair in a prison of Arctic ice

Turner’s masterful paintings of whalers and explorers, partly inspired by an Arctic expedition that went missing, are given a sombre undertow by composer Lamin Fofana’s haunting soundtracks

The Guardian - UK

At the ends of the Earth – why are we so obsessed with the tragedy of polar exploration?

Ernest Shackleton’s ship was finally found this month after 100 years suspended under the sea. His story speaks to our chaotic lives today, says Imogen West-Knights

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'Bet some money': Ryan Cusick becomes gem for Braves

Ryan Cusick's path to the Braves was once powered by late-night PB&Js and chocolate milk.

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