In 1925, a sled dog named Balto led his plucky canine team on the last leg of a grueling 127-hour dogsled relay across Alaska to bring lifesaving medicine to the people of Nome—the famous “Serum Run.” ...

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 ...

Since 2006, Baltimore chef Cindy Wolf’s cooking and concepts have been nominated by the James Beard Foundation 24 times, but she has yet to take home a medal. As she heads into the 2025 awards cycle ...

The Siberian husky Balto saved a town from a diphtheria outbreak. Now he's helping reveal the genetics of working dogs, 90 years after his death. Reading time 2 minutes Balto the sled dog is famous ...

Balto and his owner, Gunnar Kasson, circa 1925. (Image credit: Cleveland Public Library/Photograph Collection) After Balto died in 1933 at the Cleveland Zoo, his taxidermy mount was put on display at ...

CHICAGO — After 24 James Beard Foundation nominations, chef Cindy Wolf is taking home her first award. Wolf finally secured the win — and received her long-awaited medal — on Monday at the James Beard ...

Balto and Coyote, a bonded wolf-dog pair, are now living at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River.

Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in New Jersey has welcomed Balto and Coyote, a bonded pair of wolf-dogs, marking its first wolf-heritage residents in over three decades. The animals require specialized ...