Crowberries and blueberries early on the table this year
Wild berries are plentiful in Iceland this summer, compared to a poor season last summer. Crowberries and Blueberries are the most common eatab...
Reykjadalur – A friendly sheep and a hot river
A sociable sheep has been hanging out by the hot river at Reykjadalur (Smokey Valley) in Hveragerði for the last few weeks.
Students on Ice – Youth exploring the challenges facing the arctic (videos)
Three Greenlandic students are among only 120 students from around the world currently exploring the Arctic with Students on Ice as part of an educati...
More about polar bears wandering ashore in Iceland
The female polar bear slain this week in Iceland has been the cause of much discourse about the correct procedure when these greatly troubled animals ...
The Norwegian wild – The lynx and the wolf
Norwegian wildlife conservation’s surveys bring good news this year for the much prosecuted wolf population of the country and not so good for t...
A wandering polar bear shot dead in Iceland
An adolescent female polar bear was killed with a gunshot wound to the neck by a farm not far from the town of Sauðárkrókur in north Iceland late last...
Construction disrupted by elves or hidden people in Iceland
Contractors drilling for water in north Iceland have finally made contact with the hidden people to ask permission to drill after repeated unexplained...
Is Iceland going bananas?
Though bananas have been cultivated in Iceland before and some have said that Iceland is the largest exporter of bananas in Europe, this cultivation h...