It gives new meaning to dog years. Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 ...

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

A new study in Science uses ancient and modern DNA to tell the Qimmeq’s story. It’s a story not just about dogs, but also ...

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

Dogs that pulled or carried people and cargo have been, until very recently, crucial to life in the Arctic, yet archaeologists know surprisingly little about sled dog history.

When it comes to dog breeds with uniquely American roots, only one carries the name of a U.S. state: the Alaskan Malamute.

Sled dogs have well-known roots in human prehistory. A 12,500-year-old tool found at one Arctic site hints at its possible use on sleds. And archaeological investigations at a well-known site on ...

Arctic sled dogs and the Zhukhov Island dog diverged from a common ancestor sometime prior to 9,500 years ago. The dogs appear to have shared several mutations relating to pain and temperature ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. A new study suggests that sled dogs like Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies and Greenland sledge dogs adapted to the Arctic much earlier than was previously thought ...

In the deepest Arctic, sled dogs, polar bears and famed seed vault face melting snow and ice May 26, 2018 More than 7 years ago Svalbard is best known for its Global Seed Vault, which houses ...

The dogs will eat 5,000 to 6,000 calories a day when they are in the Arctic. So will Porsild. Porsild’s daily diet in the Arctic includes a lot of butter, cheese, oatmeal, soups and pasta.

The past three decades or so have produced a remarkable number of articles attempting to solve the mysteries surrounding the origins and nature of dogs, that polyglot horde of canines who share ...