On October 24, 1975, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. They stopped working, in their jobs and at home, to demonstrate ...

Women in Iceland could vote, get an education and run for public office by the 1970s. But they were still hugely underrepresented in the Parliament, only making up 0-5% of politicians. As a result, a ...

Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland for the first time in history. The country had long been one of the world's only ...

Mosquitoes have reached Iceland, a place once thought too harsh for them to survive. Climate change may play a role in this shift.

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

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

Mosquitoes were discovered in Iceland for the first time this month, likely arriving by freight and leaving only one place on ...

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

This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's history.

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 ...

Iceland has for the first time in history confirmed the sightings of mosquitos, a worrying development depicting the ...

Iceland, one of the last places on Earth to be free of mosquitoes, recorded its first sighting this month. Scientists say ...