Greenland sled dogs can trace their origins back nearly 10,000 years. In a new study published July 10 in the journal Science, paleogeneticists mapped the path of these culturally important canines ...

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 ...

Greenlandic sled dogs, also known as Qimmit, play while resting. Markus Trienke via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-SA-2.0 Man’s best friend has been our faithful companion for thousands of years.

Historic European accounts long described the canids as domesticated dogs. A new study suggests that’s probably not true.

It gives new meaning to dog years. Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one particular type to be the oldest ...

Although "dog" is ubiquitous today to describe man's best friend, it remains a mystery where the word originally came from.

Stray dogs in India present a multifaceted challenge, demanding nuanced policy beyond mere public outrage. The ongoing ...