A new study of ancient dog DNA shows that people and dogs traveled together across Eurasia for at least 10,000 years.

Americans, who can now fly direct to the country, are discovering that Nuuk has a lot to offer as a possible destination ...

With NATO’s Arctic footprint expanding, Denmark is raising its military commitment to a territory seen as crucial to security.

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Steffen Olsen, a scientist with the Danish Meteorological Institute, was on a routine mission in northwest Greenland to retrieve oceanographic and weather monitoring tools placed by his colleagues on ...

ILULISSAT, GREENLAND — Just after midday, we gripped the worn rope handles of a dogsled as 11 dogs surged across the frozen tundra of Western Greenland, inside the Arctic Circle. The wind lashed our ...

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 ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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 ...

SISIMIUT, Greenland — At the foot of glistening Mount Nasaasaaq — “the king of the mountains” — in Sisimiut, Greenland, hundreds of spectators bundled in bright jackets, insulated pants and heavy ...

The race, which takes place in different towns in Greenland each year, came to world-wide attention last week when it was announced that a United States delegation, led by Usha Vance, wife of Vice ...