Researchers analyzed ancient and modern genetic samples of the Greenlandic Qimmit breed to shed light on the long ...

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

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

In their latest study, QIMMEQ researchers analyzed the genomes of 92 modern and ancient Qimmit across 800 years. These were ...

A new study in Science uses ancient and modern DNA to tell the Qimmeq’s story. It’s a story not just about dogs, but also ...

Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one ...

Genomic data shed light on how populations of sled dogs — and their human handlers — have shifted over past 800 years.

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

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

Using the DNA from both modern dogs and ones found at archaeological sites, researchers have been able to explore the longest history between humans and a breed of dog.

The Greenland dog is also among the purest of dog breeds. In Greenland, measures have even been implemented to protect its purity by limiting the import of other dog breeds, for example.

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.