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

Learn more about the discovery of the first mosquitoes in Iceland, and what that could mean for its future.

Iceland has detected mosquitoes for the first time, ending its long insect-free history as scientists point to climate change and rising temperatures as the main cause.

This is the amazing moment hundreds of horses make their way home from Víðidalur valley in Staðarfjöll, Iceland on October 4.

Climate change is causing higher temperatures around the planet, but the Nordic country is warming three times faster than the global average.

Iceland confirms mosquitoes for the first time as warming temperatures reshape its climate, leaving Antarctica the only ...

Iceland’s frozen, inhospitable winters have long protected it from mosquitoes, but that may be changing. This week, scientists announced the discovery of three mosquitoes — marking the country’s first ...

Update, Oct. 21, 2025 at 1:17 pm ET: Live Science has learned that Iceland is no longer mosquito-free. Three mosquitoes — two females and one male — were found in the garden of a private residence ...