The Inuit arrived in Greenland several hundred years earlier than previously believed, according to a study that mapped the ...

Qimmit are tough, working dogs, and they regularly injure or even kill humans, particularly children. For a long time, their usefulness outweighed any danger; they were a vital part of Arctic ...

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.

Greenland dogs can trace their lineage back to ancient dogs found in the eastern Siberian Arctic around 9,500 years ago, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Qimmit are the oldest dog breed, and the Greenland government takes their genetic conservation seriously: no other dogs are allowed above the Arctic Circle. But interbreeding is not the only ...

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.