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 ...

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

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

Greenland sled dogs, known asQimmeq in Greenlandic, have long played a vital role in the Arctic, assisting Inuit people in the harshest of environments. But new DNA analysis of both modern and ancient ...

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 ...

Using the DNA from both modern dogs and ones found at archaeological sites, researchers have been able to explore the longest ...

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

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

Netflix’s new Inuit comedy ‘North of North’ has serious origins Award-winning documentarian Alethea Arnaquq-Baril was drawn into a comedy collaboration with her good friend Stacey Aglok ...