When Surtsey erupted from the sea in 1963, it became a living experiment in how life begins anew. Decades later, scientists ...

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

Mosquitoes are ectothermic and typically become less active as temperatures drop. Some species are more cold-tolerant than ...

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

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

A concerning development is occurring in Iceland: for the first time in the island's history, mosquitoes have appeared. This ...

Over the past decade, tourism to Iceland has reached meteoric heights, making it one of the fastest-growing destinations in the world. The number of foreign visitors to the Nordic nation topped 2 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

There aren’t a ton of forbidden places in the world. The mystery of them can add to their allure, but travelers should still respect the reasons that they are forbidden. One of the places that is ...

Biochemical evidence suggests Norse people settled in Iceland almost 70 years before the accepted arrival date of the 870s, ...