When Surtsey erupted from the sea in 1963, it became a living experiment in how life begins anew. Decades later, scientists ...

Last month, an art festival in Reykjavík provided the art world with a much-needed opportunity to slow down and rediscover ...

The analogy is not very elegant but should convey how tough the life for migratory birds. Unfortunately, thanks to human ...

It turns out that was no fly. Hjaltason had captured one of Iceland’s first mosquitoes—a Culiseta annulata, one of the ...

As fall migration for most birds comes to an end, we enter a period that birders call “rarity season.” This is when we often ...

Iceland is no longer among the few places in the world free of mosquitoes. Scientists point to rising temperatures.

For years, Iceland was one of the only regions on the planet without mosquitos. The chilly weather and long winters kept the ...

For almost 200 years, no one knew where the last living great auks were. Using DNA testing, one of them was found in ...

From an elusive garden visitor to a ‘swirling choreographed marvel’ - there’s plenty for birders to get excited about 🐦 ...

On the morning of May 10 1940, Nazi Germany launched its invasion into the Netherlands, Belgium and eventually France. Yet on ...

Iceland recorded its first verified population of mosquitoes. The cold-tolerant species Culiseta annulata survived Iceland’s ...

Wed, Oct 22, 2025 Iceland will slash the price on hundreds of products loved by Britain’s over-60s in a bid to cut costs this ...