Balto (voiced by Kevin Bacon) joins the sled dog race, trying to prove he’s just as strong and fast as the others. Get your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. One dog led the way through a deadly blizzard. With Nome’s ...

After Balto died in 1933 at the Cleveland Zoo, his taxidermy mount was put on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Credit: Cleveland Museum of Natural History After Balto died in 1933 ...

A famed sled dog who helped bring life-saving medicine to a remote part of Alaska almost 100 years ago was thought to be part wolf. Thanks to new DNA analysis, scientists now know the truth. For more ...

In 1925, a diphtheria outbreak threatened to destroy the small town of Nome, Alaska. Then, 20 mushers put together to get a cure from Nenana to Nome in just over five days — a journey that would ...

A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds unique. Researchers have used a tiny patch of skin cut from a taxidermy ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A deadly epidemic had gripped a gold rush town in the impenetrable U.S. territory of Alaska nearly 90 years ago, transfixing the nation. A cure existed, but there was no way to ...