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a new genetic project called zoonomia has started comparing the genetic blueprints of an array of animals and its link to humans

In 1925, a handsome male sled dog named Balto led a 13-dog team that braved blizzard conditions during the grueling final 53-mile (85-km) leg of a 674-mile (1,088-km) dogsled relay, bringing lifesaving medicine to the Alaskan city of Nome during a diphtheria outbreak.

Scientists on Thursday unveiled the results of a project comparing the genomes of 240 mammal species - from aardvarks and aye-ayes to zebus and zebras, as well as people - to trace evolutionary changes spanning 100 million years, pinpointing genetic traits widely shared and those more uniquely human.

Balto, the heroic sled dog from 1925, had his genome sequenced, revealing that he was intermediate between wolves and modern domesticated dogs.

The Alaska Air National Guard this week traveled nearly 660 miles to rescue a pregnant woman on a small island 2 miles from Russia

The race to Nome began Sunday for 33 mushers in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Competitors will travel travel nearly 1,000 miles and the winner is expected to take about 10 days.

The race to Nome has 33 mushers - its smallest field ever - in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska

The Iditarod, the world's most famous sled dog race, starts Saturday with a fan-friendly ceremonial run through the streets of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city

Wes Perkins lost his teeth, tongue and jaw in the terrifying 2011 attack in Alaska

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says a weekend storm on the state's vast western coast has caused significant damage to roads and homes in some communities

NOME, Alaska – The storm that slammed Western Alaska over the weekend has reorganized the land.