A team of genetics researchers has sequenced the genomes of Greenland sled dogs, or qimmeq (plural qimmit), both living and dead. Their results shed light on both the development of this breed and ...

ILULISSAT, Greenland — When Stella Davidsen Olsen was 12 years old, her father presented her and her twin sister with a choice. Her family owned sled dogs, which can be expensive and a lot of work.

ILULISSAT, GREENLAND — Just after midday, we gripped the worn rope handles of a dogsled as 11 dogs surged across the frozen tundra of Western Greenland, inside the Arctic Circle. The wind lashed our ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Genomic data shed light on how populations of sled dogs — and their human handlers — have shifted over past 800 years. Sled dogs in Greenland do not share much of their DNA with wolves, despite their ...

On a nearly two-week reporting trip to the island, one Times reporter made time for exercise and ice fishing. By Jeffrey Gettleman Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...

Second lady Usha Vance has scrapped a plan to attend Greenland's national dog sled race this week. But American tax dollars will help support the race anyway. NPR has learned that the State Department ...

Musher Constantin Grosu from the Snow Dogs Sports Club in Balan town - Harghita County, racing a team of four Greenland sled dogs, clinched the European title at the FISTC Dryland European ...