From the 1500s to the 1800s it is estimated that one million white Europeans, to include those captured at sea as well as through land raids abroad were enslaved. Many of these were Americans captured ...

An unprecedented Arctic heat wave caused record high temperatures in Greenland and Iceland, raising major concerns among ...

In Iceland, the temperature exceeded 26 degrees Celsius (79 Fahrenheit) on May 15, unprecedented for that time of year on the subarctic island.

A record-breaking heatwave in Iceland and Greenland last month was made around 3°C hotter due to human-caused climate change, the group of researchers has found.

WBZ visited Solheimajökull, a glacier on Iceland's south coast, in 2024. This once-massive ice sheet is shrinking by 40 meters per year, a staggering rate that is transforming the Icelandic ...

A small, rocky island off Iceland is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Atlantic puffins. When breeding season is in full swing, around 1.5 million adults pair up and nestle into ...

While polar bears are a protected species in Iceland and it's forbidden to kill one at sea, they can be killed if they pose a threat to humans.

But on the south coast of Iceland in August and September, ... Research suggests it is strongly correlated to healthy puffin populations. As in, when sea temperatures rise, puffin numbers dwindle.

1976: Iceland and Britain clash at sea Close A British naval frigate was involved in a collision with an Icelandic gunboat in the Atlantic. HMS Andromeda was dented when the gunboat, Thor, sailed ...

Boaters off Iceland recently witnessed a large sea creature appearing to hunt in fishermen’s stomping grounds. While sailing near Puffin Island — located along the northern coast of Iceland ...

Boaters off Iceland recently witnessed a large sea creature appearing to hunt in fishermen’s stomping grounds. While sailing near Puffin Island — located along the northern coast of Iceland ...