Until recently, Iceland was the only country in the world to be free of one of the most maddening and dangerous insects: ...

As one of the few nations in the world with no mosquitoes, three different specimens were discovered in Iceland, indicating a ...

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

In 2023, Iceland’s government lifted a ban on commercial whaling. The temporary ban had been implemented in June due to ...

When an Iceland resident found an odd-looking insect on a fly trap, he took his suspicions online, and scientists soon ...

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

For the first time in recorded history, mosquitoes have been discovered living in Iceland, a country long thought to be one ...

Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time after the country experienced record-breaking heat this spring.

The Westfjords and the Highlands offer surreal terrains with dramatic glaciers, ice caves, and volcanos. Here, travel advisor ...

The skeeters were identified by citizen scientist Björn Hjaltason, who posted a blurb on their encroachment in the Facebook group Insects in Iceland. Hjaltason warned that “the last fortress has ...

From unique hot springs to scenic hiking trails, Iceland ’s natural landscapes provide one-of-a-kind experiences for outdoor ...

Iceland until now, along with Antarctica, had been one of the few places on Earth without mosquitoes, thanks to its cold ...