The histories of sled dogs and humans in the Arctic have been intricately linked for thousands of years, so it is no surprise ...

Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one ...

Greenland's relatively isolated indigenous culture finds itself increasingly exposed to the world just as Trump pushes to ...

A study published on July 10 in the journal Science maps the path of Greenland sled dogs from their ancient origins to the present day. Researchers sequenced the genomes of 92 dogs from regions of ...

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.

Different governments have taken different approaches to this competition. Norway is trying to replace immigrants with the ...

Researchers suggest that this dog breed could be the oldest of its kind, possibly older than any other breed on Earth. The Untold Story of Greenland’s Sled Dogs Sled dogs have been an integral part of ...

Genomic data shed light on how populations of sled dogs — and their human handlers — have shifted over past 800 years.

Air Inuit selects a handful of people from Nunavik to train in its Sparrow program, meant to increase the number of Inuit ...

For centuries, Denmark has presented itself as a good colonial power in Greenland. But, over time, the dark history of a ...

Amid a warming climate and disappearing traditional knowledge, Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic are grappling to adapt. When sea ice ages, the salt sinks into the ocean, leaving fresh ...