Iceland recorded its first verified population of mosquitoes. The cold-tolerant species Culiseta annulata survived Iceland’s ...

The author traveled out on the ice of the Arctic Ocean to witness Inupiat whalers hunting bowhead whales, thereby providing ...

Iceland banned commercial whaling in June after a government report found it took too long for whales to die after they were harpooned, in violation of the law on animal welfare. Following the report, ...

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

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In today’s political climate there are more reasons than ever to take to the streets and protest, but it can be disheartening when organized action doesn’t immediately achieve desired change. What ...

Curators at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona recently spoke to reporters about a massive painting depicting a whaling voyage first displayed in 1848. Called 'The Grand Panorama of a Whaling ...

Play Airlines said it was ceasing operations, becoming the second low-cost airline in Iceland to collapse in the last six years. By Jenny Gross Air travelers have endured all kinds of disruptions the ...

DANVILLE — Finance professional Jason Whaling announced Friday that he plans to run for Vermilion County treasurer in the November 2026 election. Current Republican Treasurer Darren Duncan has also ...

The offspring of longer whale mothers are more likely to be female than those of shorter mums 1. For species whose males compete for access to females, scientists disagree about whether mothers with ...

A volcanic eruption in 2010 put the island nation on millions of travelers’ maps. But is the country’s culture now at risk? Tourists watching a volcanic eruption on March 27, 2010.Credit...Alldor ...