Genetics researchers have sequenced the genomes of Greenland sled dogs, shedding light on both the development of this breed and Greenland's human history.

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

The sled dogs of Greenland—known as Qimmeq (singular) or Qimmit (plural)—are unique among Arctic dog breeds, because they’ve consistently worked in the same region, alongside the same group ...

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

DNA From Greenland Sled Dogs – Maybe The World's Oldest Breed – Reveals 1,000 Years Of Arctic History Using the DNA from both modern dogs and ones found at archaeological sites, researchers ...

Specifically, the Greenland sled dog–called Qimmeq (singular), or Qimmit (plural) in Greenlandic–has a history traceable all the way back 9,500 years to Zhokhov Island in Eastern Siberia.

Western team probes impact of wildfire pollution on Greenland ice sheet Researchers from Western Washington University study dark zones on the Greenland ice sheet to understand sea level rise.

The sled dogs kept by Inuit in Greenland for nearly 1,000 years don’t share much DNA with wolves. Plus, stunning images of nerves across a mouse’s body and what needs to be done to stop the ...

World’s oldest domesticated dog breed has lived with humans for 1,000 years, new study shows — but their population is plummeting ...

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 ...