Mosquitoes are ectothermic and typically become less active as temperatures drop. Some species are more cold-tolerant than ...

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

Pet owners were forced to leave their animals behind when Icelandic residents evacuated a coastal town after a nearby volcano began showing signs of an impending eruption. Hundreds of earthquakes were ...

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London/Washington, DC—Conservation and animal welfare groups expressed concern today over news that Iceland’s endangered fin whale hunt will resume this summer. The Icelandic newspaper Skessuhorn ...

A feel-good moment was caught on camera by Shoshana Iten, which shows a newborn horse standing up for the first time. The ...

One of Iceland’s richest men has hit back against claims his whaling company illegally killed a protected blue whale. “We have never caught a blue whale in our waters since they were protected,” ...

Iceland has allowed its only remaining whaling company to continue hunting this season despite criticism from animal rights campaigners. The Nordic country issued a new whaling permit to Hvalur hf, ...