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.

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 Opens in new window ] ...

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 ...

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.

Languages are windows into the worlds of the people who speak them – reflecting what they value and experience daily. So perhaps it's no su Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...