A lot of us have walked past this exhibit over the years on the way to see Alice the allosaurus, Lucy the human progenitor or some other higher-profile exhibit more along the lines of what you'd ...
In January 1925, doctors in Nome, Alaska saw the stirrings of a diphtheria outbreak, a deadly infectious disease. The closest city with the antidote (a simple antibiotic) was Anchorage, 500 miles away ...
A new study of the taxidermied remains of a celebrity Siberian Husky has revealed the special DNA that helped the sled dog gain international fame. In 1925, Balto led a team of sled dogs in a blizzard ...
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 ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - 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) ...
The sled dog Balto has been celebrated in books and movies for his role in delivering desperately needed diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Now, his DNA has enabled scientists to explore ...
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