Man’s best friend has been our faithful companion for thousands of years. Recently, however, researchers have realized that this inseparability means the DNA of Greenland’s sled dogs, called Qimmit, ...

The Greenland sled dog, or Qimmeq (plural Qimmit), is one of the few breeds that can still be found pulling a sled. They have been much more isolated genetically than other traditional sled dogs ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jerusalem Post / Archaeology Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage Despite historical accounts, study finds minimal wolf ancestry in Qimmeq sled dogs.

Belfast-born electronic duo Bicep on their collaboration with Indigenous musicians that calls the world to witness the Arctic ...

Genetics researchers have sequenced the genomes of Greenland sled dogs, shedding light on both the development of this breed ...

Just after midday, we gripped the worn rope handles of a dogsled as 11 dogs surged across the frozen tundra of Western ...

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 ...

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 ...