Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs ...

Jessie Holmes, a former cast member of National Geographic’s “Life Below Zero,” has become a two-time dog sled race champ ...

Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for food, he succumbed to a terminal disease late last year. At his death, a deep sense of grief ripped through the ...

Jessie Holmes, who rose to fame on the National Geographic reality show Life Below Zero, is now a two-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner, thanks to his performance at the 2026 race, which ...

The modern homesteaders behind Gold Shaw Farm witness packs of dogs chasing coyotes through nearby streets.

Jessie Holmes is the third competitor in the 54-year history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to repeat the year after ...

Reality television personality Jessie Holmes has clinched a second consecutive victory in the grueling Iditarod Trail Sled ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33, our celebration of visionary changemakers. Alia Bhatt grew up in Mumbai surrounded by animals, in large part because her sister Shaheen wouldn’t stop ...

Owning a big dog just means having more to love, right? These 16 big canines certainly think so, with their silly antics that ...

Humans flip time forwards and backwards, often with little idea of how that can affect other species ...