Sled dogs have been performing a vital role for people living in the Arctic for 9,500 years. In fact, the ubiquity of these dogs across the polar region is a testament to their significance. While ...

But our results suggest the Inuit snow vocabulary is indeed exceptional. Out of 616 languages, the language with the top score for "snow" was Eastern Canadian Inuktitut.

The video shows Sila wearing snow blinders, which are traditional eyewear worn by the Inuit people to help protect their eyes from the reflection of the snow and prevent snow blindness.

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

For nearly a week, about a dozen residents cut, transported and assembled some 1,200 blocks of snow at the entrance of Sylvia ...

The Inuit may have dozens of words for snow, but in Ireland the vocabulary around rain is bountiful and necessary. [ Ireland’s best-kept secret: our climate is heaven ] ...

NORTHAMPTON — Multidisciplinary artist Ella Alkiewicz held up her original piece, “Under the Atsânik.” The canvas depicts a violet sky, snow-capped mountains, a moose standing on grass, and ...

Science Do Inuit languages really have many words for snow? The most interesting finds from our study of 616 languages.

Shutterstock We were especially interested in testing the idea that Inuit languages have many words for snow. This notorious claim has long been distorted and exaggerated.