Iceland may be small and off the beaten path, but that's precisely what makes it such a special place to visit, according to ...

The first plants appeared on the island’s northern shore in 1965. By 1985, more than 20 plant species had been found, and now the number is 69, compared with around 490 species on mainland Iceland.

A founding NATO member, Iceland has relied mainly on America for its defence. But as Europe rearms and the Americans call out ...

Over the past decade, tourism to Iceland has reached meteoric heights, making it one of the fastest-growing destinations in the world. The number of foreign visitors to the Nordic nation topped 2 ...

OPINION Dr. Marc Siegel: Iceland and coronavirus – island a haven from politics of fear, even as delta variant spreads Over 85% of Iceland’s population has had at least one shot and there hasn ...

Iceland's remote Westland Islands are home to the world's largest puffin colony. Every year, puffin chicks get disorientated by light pollution and crash inland rather than flying out to sea.

HOW ICELAND CHANGED THE WORLD The Big History of a Small Island By Egill Bjarnason. It wasn’t easy getting to Iceland in the days before Björk, before Skyr, when no cheap trans-Atlantic flight ...

Iceland's volcanic activity is generally tame compared with explosive eruptions along the Pacific's Ring of Fire. This time, it's shaking up a town.

Are There No Mosquitoes in Iceland? The island is one of the few places on earth free of the insect. Nur Ibrahim Published Nov. 20, 2021 Updated Aug. 8, 2023. Image ...

Iceland has long held a strategic geographical spot worth securing, but the theme is experiencing tailwinds anew when it comes to startups — bug bounty program Defend Iceland last year received ...

Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3,000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, ... also in Iceland, and created the island of Surtsey.