Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Canadian Coast Guard ship navigates Arctic sea ice. Courtesy of Scottish Association for Marine Science By melting Arctic sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An undated photo of the MV Thamesborg, which ran aground in the Northwest Passage in Nunavut on Saturday. (Wagenborg - image ...

In 1847, Sir John Franklin and a crew of 128 men disappeared without a trace while searching for the Northwest Passage, a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 175 years later, a team ...

There was a time when the Northwest Passage was a sort of maritime Holy Grail, a route so desired and sought after, but so elusive. For most of the recorded history of North America, the Passage has ...

The legal status of the Northwest Passage has never been resolved in court, yet it is increasingly being settled in practice. As polar ice retreats and Arctic traffic grows, Canada’s claim that the ...

Henry Hudson … has anybody seen Henry? Has anybody seen the Northwest Passage?  These two pieces of profane history have gone missing, and anyone who finds them will win a […] ...