Iceland banned commercial whaling in June after a government report found it took too long for whales to die after they were ...

For centuries, explorers set sail toward lands that never existed, climbed mountains that were never there, and searched for ...

Inspired by the tourist popularity of a 1973 plane wreck on a remote beach, JS Watch presented a wristwatch to the pilot who ...

Two orcas harpooned in front of a group of whale watchers puts a spotlight on St. Vincent's controversial whaling practice.

Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland for the first time, a researcher told the AFP Monday. The volcanically active country has long been one of the world's few mosquito-free places. Three ...

Mosquitoes have been detected in Iceland for the first time as the region warms due to climate change. The disease-carrying insect was first spotted by insect enthusiast Björn Hjaltason, who posted to ...

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 ...

Germany plans to deploy its Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft in Iceland as part of an expanded security arrangement ...

Sailing to Iceland in the winter isn’t just a voyage—it’s a test of endurance. Battling icy waters and unpredictable storms, ...

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GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop filled ...

At the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota, you'll find a painting that seems to go on forever. It's called "The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage 'Round the World." At 1,275 feet long, ...